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After 8 Gold Medals, Katie Ledecky Looks to Los Angeles in 2028

American swimmer Katie Ledecky earned her eighth career Olympic gold medal and 12th overall in Paris. She now has her sights set on Los Angeles in 2028.
After 8 Gold Medals, Katie Ledecky Looks to Los Angeles in 2028
Gold medalist Katie Ledecky of Team USA poses with the U.S. flag following the medal ceremony for the Women's 1500-meter Freestyle at the Olympic Games in Nanterre, France, on July 31, 2024. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images
Todd Karpovich
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American swimmer Katie Ledecky hasn’t finished setting Olympic records.

Ledecky earned her eighth career Olympic gold medal and 12th overall with a victory in the 1,500-meter freestyle in the Paris Games. She’s tied with Americans Dara Torres, Natalie Coughlin, and Jenny Thompson for the most medals ever by a female swimmer.

Todd Karpovich
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In addition to the Epoch Times, Todd Karpovich is a freelance contributor to the Associated Press, The Sporting News, Baltimore Sun, and PressBox, among other media outlets nationwide, including the Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News, and Chicago Tribune. He is the author or co-author of six non-fiction books.
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