She will go for her fourth consecutive Olympic gold in the same event, a feat no female swimmer has ever accomplished. Ledecky’s reign of dominance is so unprecedented that she was both the youngest ...

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Katie Ledecky continues to prove she's the greatest female swimmer ever whenever she steps foot into a pool. The nine-time Olympic gold medalist posted the second-fastest swim ever in the 1,500-meter ...