Ledecky, who owns the top 13 times in history of the women’s 800m freestyle after winning gold in a world-record time of 8:04.79 on Friday, was only trying for a best time in her final swim in Rio.
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She already won a gold medal and set an wonderful new record in the 400-meter freestyle, took another gold home from the 200-meter freestyle race, and earned yet another gold in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay.
Jazz Carlin finally touched in 8:16.17 to claim the silver, just ahead of Hungary’s Boglarka Kapas grabbing the bronze in 8:16.37. She also ties distance swimming greats Janet Evans and Brooke Bennett as the only USA women to win back-to-back 800m freestyle Olympic golds.
Carlin became the first Welsh female swimmer for 80 years to win two medals in one Commonwealth Games in 2010, then became the first Welsh female swimmer to win a Commonwealth title in 40 years when she struck gold in Glasgow two years ago. If you like watching an individual force of nature change the course of a team event, look no further than her anchor leg in the 4×200- relay.
“She’s absolutely spectacular, I’ve never seen anything like it”, Joyner says.
“I’m happy”, Phelps said.
She said that Meyer had sent her a video message of support via her mother before the race.
He’s ready to move on, and this time he really seems to mean it.
“But my family and all the support staff around me have believed in me from the start”.
Watching Ledecky swim, let alone race, is mesmerizing.
Ledecky was barely breathing hard. “I’m just honored and glad to have that moment and that privilege to race alongside Michael and Chad and all those guys”.
Rhode’s record-breaking win concludes a streak that began with a double-trap gold medal at the Atlanta Games in 1996 when she was 17.
-Brazil’s government declared a day of official mourning for a Rio Olympics police officer who died after being shot in the head making a wrong turn into one of the city’s slums.
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In his role as team uncle, Phelps went even further, praising the entire next generation of US swimmers. “Last night, I probably got the most sleep I’ve gotten all week”. “I think she will be over the moon”.
