Ledecky will continue to Paris, “maybe” Los Angeles

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2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo

Katie Ledecky finished her 2020 Olympic campaign on a high note Saturday morning in Tokyo, winning gold in her pet event, the women’s 800 freestyle.

At the close of an Olympics that saw Lydecky perform up and down her lofty standards, the question was immediately asked: Is that it?

In a post-race interview with NBC, Ledecky quickly dismissed any idea of ​​retirement, saying she had at least three years left in her competitive swimming career, if not more.

“Oh, that wasn’t my last swim. I’m going to be at least 27 when the 2024 Games start in Paris and 31 by the time Los Angeles turns 2028,” said Ledecky, who will be 27 when the 2024 Games start in Paris and I’ll at least go to 24, maybe 28. .”

“That wasn’t my last swim. I’ll at least go to 24.”

See you at @Paris2024, KatieLedecky. #TokyoOlympics xTeamUSA

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– #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) Jul 31, 2021

At just 24 years old, Ledecky’s retirement announcement is frankly a shocker, as she is still at the top of her game in the middle distance events.

The former Stanford Cardinal swam her fastest time since 2016 winning silver behind Australian Ariarn Titmus in the 400 freestyle, and was right for her best time on a set start to anchor the women’s 800 freestyle relay in 1:53.7.

And while her singles times in the 800 and 1500 were at her best, along with a poor performance in the 200 final, Ledecky is still a huge force in the sport and has plenty to rewrite the history books.

In fact, she did some of that by winning the 800, becoming the third woman to win the same event in three consecutive Olympics and the 37th female athlete in Olympic history to win 10 medals.

There is more to come.

North American swipes, Day Seven Caleb Dressel smashed the world record on her way to winning gold in the men’s 100 butterfly final, clocking in at 49.45 to drop her previous mark of 49.50 set in 2019. Kylie Maas won her second silver medal in these games at 200 women’s backstroke, dropping her Canadian record of 2:05.94 to 2:05.42, making her the sixth fastest swimmer ever.

Records, Sixth Day

NORTH AMERICAN MEDAL TABLE AFTER TODAY 6 Total Medals Gold, Silver Bronze USA 26 8 9 9 Canada 5 1 3 1

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