Incredible images show Katie Ledecky's Olympics dominance as American swimmer wins EIGHTH gold medal

Pictures of Katie Ledecky approaching her eighth Olympic golden badge triumph gained virality for showcasing nan unbelievably ascendant manner successful which she secured nan historical win.

On Wednesday, nan 27-year-old took location golden successful nan 1,500-meter freestyle successful Paris pinch an Olympic grounds clip of 15:30.02.

And Ledecky was ascendant from nan jump. The American had a lead of complete 3 seconds a 4th of nan measurement done and kept her ft connected nan gas, leaving her opponents successful a title for 2nd place.

Near nan finish, Ledecky sewage truthful acold up that cameras connected nan broadcast had to zoom retired to show nan second-fastest swimmer successful nan race.

The viral images show Ledecky heading backmost for nan triumph while different swimmer was yet to make her move astatine nan different extremity of nan pool.

As users praised Ledecky successful nan remark section, 1 personification pointed retired really her power makes her competitors 'compete for silver.'

Behind Ledecky were France's Anastasiia Kirpichnikova pinch metallic and Germany's Isabel Gose securing bronze. 

Ledecky besides won nan arena astatine nan Tokyo Games successful 2021 and is simply a five-time world champion, securing titles successful 2013, 2015, 2017, 2022, and 2023. 

The golden was besides her 12th overall, tying Jenny Thompson and Emma McKeon for nan astir successful Olympic history successful women's swimming.

Before Wednesday's race, Ledecky had 1 badge successful nan Paris games aft taking location bronze successful nan women's 400m freestyle connected Saturday.

Ledecky has secured a podium decorativeness successful each but 1 of her Olympic finals aft finishing ninth successful nan 200m free successful 2021.

She will look to adhd different golden and break a necktie pinch Thompson erstwhile she competes successful nan 800-meter freestyle. 

Prelims will statesman connected Friday, pinch nan last title connected Saturday afternoon.

A triumph this play will make Ledecky nan first female to triumph 9 golds successful swimming and necktie her pinch Mark Spitz for nan second-most swimming golds successful history overall.

Meanwhile, a badge decorativeness will make her 1 of 2 swimmers crossed genders to triumph 13 full medals astatine nan Olympics.