08-13-2016, 10:57 AM
American swimmer Katie Ledecky made history last night in the pool.
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She beat her own record again and beat her closest competitor by nearly 12 long seconds in the 800 meter freestyle, earning her fourth 2016 Olympic gold.
Ledecky, 19, will be entering her freshman year at Stanford after accomplishing her goal of being the first woman since Debbie Meyer in 1968 to take the gold in the 100, 400, and 800 meter freestyle races.
She beat her own record again and beat her closest competitor by nearly 12 long seconds in the 800 meter freestyle, earning her fourth 2016 Olympic gold.
Ledecky, 19, will be entering her freshman year at Stanford after accomplishing her goal of being the first woman since Debbie Meyer in 1968 to take the gold in the 100, 400, and 800 meter freestyle races.