Did Katie Ledecky win? How she finished in 400 free, highlights from Paris Olympics
Editor's note: Follow the latest Olympics live results, medal count and updates for Saturday, July 27.
Katie Ledecky already has seven Olympic gold medals in swimming. But she's not done yet.
Ledecky, 27, could become the most decorated female Olympic swimmer of all time at the 2024 Paris Games as she competes in four different events: the 400-, 800- and 1,500-meter freestyle, and the 4x200 freestyle relay. With a total of 10 Olympic medals in the pool, Ledecky is just two behind the record held by Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres and Natalie Coughlin.
Ledecky finished third in the 400 final on Saturday, winning a bronze medal – her 11th overall.
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Paris 400 freestyle final results
Australian Ariarne Titmus, Summer McIntosh of Canada and Ledecky set the pace for the first 200 meters, but Titmus took control down the stretch with McIntosh close behind. Ledecky finished third, with Titmus winning the gold for the second straight Olympics with relative ease.
Game recognize game. 🤝
Ariarne Titmus and Katie Ledecky take gold and bronze, respectively, in the 400m free. #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/WPzHWv2yEM— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) July 27, 2024
Did Katie Ledecky qualify for the 400 freestyle final?
In her qualifying heat, Ledecky won her heat with a time of 4:02:19 and will go for the gold in the event final later today.
Swimming alongside her top rival in the event, Australian Ariarne Titmus, Ledecky swam a consistent race as Titmus pulled out to an early lead. But Ledecky outkicked her over the final 50 meters to pull out the win by 0.1 seconds.
The USA's Paige Madden also qualified for the final by swimming the sixth-fastest time in her heat.
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When is the women's 400 freestyle final?
Katie Ledecky won't have much time to relax before she swims for her first gold medal in Paris. The final of the women's 400 freestyle will be held later today.
The top eight swimmers from the qualifying round will battle in the final, which is scheduled for 2:55 p.m. ET (8:55 p.m. in Paris).
Katie Ledecky 400 free results at the Olympics
2016 Rio de Janeiro: Gold (world record, 3:56:46)
2020 Tokyo: Silver (3:57:36)
2024 Paris: Bronze (4:00.86)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Katie Ledecky 400 freestyle: American swimmer qualifies for final
