Katie Ledecky became the most decorated female Olympic swimmer of all time but was made to settle for silver as Australia won the 4x200m freestyle relay on Thursday night at La Défense Arena.
One night after the 27-year-old American became the first female swimmer to win gold medals at four different Olympics after retaining her title in the 1500m freestyle, Ledecky added a 13th Olympic medal, one more than countrywomen Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres and Natalie Coughlin and Australia’s Emma McKeon.
