We’ll see.”Women’s 800-Meter Freestyle PLAY Length 0 of 16 x x x x x xHer four medals in Tokyo give her 10 total across three Olympics, including seven golds and three silvers. Ledecky, 24, already held the Olympic and world record in the event, established at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. She beat Ledecky in two other individual events here, the 200 free (where Ledecky was fifth) and the 400 free (Ledecky earned silver, missing gold by 0.67 seconds). In the 100 fly, Dressel already held the world record (49.5 seconds, in 2019) and the Olympic record (49.71, Friday). PLAY x x x x x x“What a close race — two of the fastest times in history,” Dressel said.

Source: International New York Times July 30, 2021 23:43 UTC