NANTERRE, France — American women took silver in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay on Thursday, putting an all-time record 13th medal around the neck of Katie Ledecky.
The team of Ledecky, Claire Weinstein, Paige Madden and Erin Gemmell placed second behind Australia and ahead of third-place China.
Three years ago in Tokyo, China won gold, U.S. silver and Australia bronze.
The 27-year-old Ledecky now has more swimming medals than any woman in Olympics history.
Just one day earlier, Ledecky won the grueling 1,500-meter freestyle — in Olympic-record time — for her eighth gold and 12th overall medal. No other female swimmer has as many golds as the Bethesda, Maryland native.
And for about 24 hours, Ledecky shared a line in history books with fellow American icons of the pool and 12-time medalists Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres and Natalie Coughlin.
Ledecky’s medals have come in London, Rio, Tokyo and France but she has no plans to slow down.
The Stanford University alum has said she hopes to qualify for the 2028 games in Los Angeles, where swimming will be held in nearby SoFi Stadium.
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