Olympic swimming results 2016: Katie Ledecky wins gold in women’s 200m freestyle

Katie Ledecky won the gold medal in the women’s 200-meter freestyle Tuesday, edging out Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom to win. Ledecky passed Australia’s Emma McKeon on the second turn, and appeared to be on her way to an easy win, but had to hold off a charging Sjostrom on the last leg. Sjostrom was in an outside lane out of Ledecky’s view, and finished .25 seconds out of gold.

The medal is Ledecky’s third at the 2016 Olympic games in Rio. She also won the women’s 400-meter freestyle, and took silver in the women’s 4x100-meter freestyle relay. She also has a gold medal from the 2012 London Olympics in the 800-meter profile. Just 19 years old, and currently in college at Stanford, Ledecky is on her way to becoming a legend in her sport.

McKeon took the bronze medal with a time of 1:54.92, more than a second behind Ledecky. Three other swimmers finished within roughly a half of second of McKeon in what was a tense battle for the final podium spot.

Women’s 200-meter freestyle final results

Gold -- Katie Ledecky, United States, 1:53.73
Silver -- Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden, 1:54.08
Bronze -- Emma McKeon, Australia, 1:54.92