2024 Paris Olympics: Maryland native Katie Ledecky earns bronze medal

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Published  July 27, 2024 5:15pm EDT
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1-on-1 with swimming legend Katie Ledecky

D.C. area native Katie Ledecky recently won her 16th individual gold medal, surpassing Michael Phelps for the most in swimming history. Ledecky recently spoke with our Chad Ricardo about what it takes to compete at a championship level.

BETHESDA, Md. - Maryland native Katie Ledecky won the bronze medal in the women's 400-meter freestyle swimming final on Saturday.

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 23:  Katie Ledecky of Team USA looks on during a training session in the competition pool at Paris La Defense Arena ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 23, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NANTERRE, FRANCE - JULY 27: (L-R) Summer McIntosh of Canada, silver medal, Ariarne Titmus of Australia, gold medal and Katie Ledecky of the USA pose for a photo after the Women's 400m final during the Swimming Finals on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 27, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 23:  Katie Ledecky of Team USA swims during a training session in the competition pool at Paris La Defense Arena ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 23, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NANTERRE, FRANCE - JULY 27: Bronze Medalist, Katie Ledecky of Team United States, Gold Medalist, Ariarne Titmus of Team Australia and Silver Medalist, Summer McIntosh of Team Canada pose with their medals after the Medal Ceremony after the Women's 400m Freestyle Final on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 27, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

The Brief:

  • Katie Ledecky won the bronze in the 400-meter freestyle. Australia's Ariarne Titmus took gold and Canada's Summer McIntosh the silver.
  • One of the most anticipated races of the Paris Olympics.
  • Titums won the race in 3 minutes, 57.49 seconds. McIntosh finished in 3:58.37. Ledecky trailed behind the two with a final time of 4:00:86.
  • Team USA won its first gold of the Games in the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay. The U.S. women took silver.

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Ledecky, 27, of Bethesda, Maryland remains at six individual gold medals in her career, still the most of any female swimmer in Olympic history.

"It’s always good to get a medal for Team USA," Ledecky said. "I want to be a little faster, but I can’t complain with the medal."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.