Katie Ledecky continues to do what she’s best at — winning gold medals. Ledecky won the 400 meter freestyle at the FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The Bethesda native beat 15 year-old Canadian sensation Summer McIntosh with a time of 3:58.15. American Leah Smith took the bronze medal.
This was Ledecky’s 16th career gold medal at the World Championships.
Off to a great start @USASwimming 🇺🇸
Big congrats to @lgsmith19 – we’ve been on 400 LCM free international podiums together in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2022 👊🏼 #consistency 🤩
Let’s keep it rolling. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/tOo96aEKqU
— Katie Ledecky (@katieledecky) June 19, 2022
Ledecky, winner of seven career Olympic gold medals, and her competitors are setting sights on the next Summer Olympics, the 2024 Paris Games.
