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СпутникиРНSpaceXРоскосмосNASAAmerican swimmer Katie Ledecky has won yet another Olympic gold, taking first place at the women's 200m freestyle final.
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
Published: 21:24 EDT, 9 August 2016 | Updated: 03:49 EDT, 10 August 2016
American swimmer Katie Ledecky has won yet another Olympic gold, taking first place at the women's 200m freestyle final.
Ledecky took off slowly, not even placing among the top three swimmers on the 50m turn.
But she kept pace, eventually catching up with Australia's Emma McKeon.
Katie Ledecky celebrates after earning her second gold medal in the Rio Olympics
Ledecky has held a perfect record in international competitions, earning 14 golds for the 14 finals she has raced in Olympic and other events
Ledecky competes in the final of the women's 200m freestyle, placing first yet again
Ledecky savors her win and shares a hug with rival Sarah Sjostrom (right), of Sweden
Ledecky eventually overpowered the Australian and took first place halfway through.
She finished strong and left Swedish rival Sarah Sjostrom in second place.
'I went on auto control when I dove in,' she said after her win. 'I saw I had the lead and I wasn’t going to let it go.
'I knew I had to dig really deep, and that’s the closest I’ve come to having to throw up in the middle of a race.'
Ledecky has held a perfect record in international competitions, earning 14 golds for the 14 finals she has raced in Olympic and other events.
Ledecky proudly weras her latest gold medal, her second just in Rio and 14th overall in international championships
USA's Ledecky appears in the seconds following her first-place finish at Rio 2016
Mary Gen and David Ledecky watch on as Ledecky races and earns her Olympic gold
She won a her first Olympic gold at London 2012 when she was 15 years old.
This is her second gold in Rio.
In 2015, she became the first swimmer to win the 200m, 400m, 800m, and 1500m freestyle titles in a single world championship.
The conquest became known and the 'Ledecky Slam.'
USA's basketballer Kevin Durant posted this Instagram photo with Ledecky, writing, 'It's just a Maryland thing!!'
Team USA basketball players Kevin Durant (center) and DeAndre Jordan (right) were in attendance to support swimmers at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium
Basketball players Draymond Green (left) and Klay Thompson (right) watch on as swimming takes center stage
Jordan cheers excitedly as Ledecky heads on to earm her Olympic gold in 200m freestyle
USA's Mayra Dirado finished third in the women's 200m medley.
Hungary's Katinka Hosszu took off like a rocket, gaining an early lead and maintaining it throughout.
Great Britain's Siobhan-Marie O'Connor took silver.
USA's Maya Dirado (top) and Britain's Siobhan-Marie O'Connor (bottom) place third and second in the women's 200m medley final
Mayra Dirado finished third in the women's 200m medley, behind Britain's O'Connor and gold medalist Katinka Hosszu, of Hungary
Katinka Hosszu, known as the 'Iron Lady,' has won three gold medals in the Rio Olympics