A gutsy anchor leg from Katie Ledecky powered the United States 4x200m freestyle relay team to silver behind China in a gripping final where all three medalists finished ahead of world record time.

With her final swim of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Katie Ledecky draped herself in one of the most significant gold medals in the history of the Olympics. Ledecky won the women’s 800m freestyle, ...

"It's an incredible feeling," decorated swimmer Katie Ledecky tells PEOPLE Adam Carlson is the senior editor for human interest at PEOPLE, which he first joined in 2015. His work has also appeared ...

Katie Ledecky celebrates on the podium after winning gold in the Women's 800m Freestyle Final. (Clive Rose/Getty Images) Credit: Getty Images Katie Ledecky won four gold medals and set two world ...