Big congratulations are in order for Team USA swimmer Katie Ledecky, who just brought home her third medal at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics!
The 19-year-old swimmer won the gold medal in the Women’s 200m Freestyle Final on Tuesday (August 9) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Katie also won the gold in the Women’s 400m freestyle and the silver medal in the Women’s 4x100m freestyle relay.
Later this week, Katie will be competing in the Women’s 800m freestyle event. We can’t wait to see if she wins another medal for the United States!
Maya DiRado reacts upon seeing her time from the pool during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics on Saturday (August 6) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The 23-year-old swimmer finished second, winning the silver medal in the Women’s 400m Individual Medley at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.
“I knew Katinka [Hosszu from Hungary] was very far ahead, and I could see that when I turned for freestyle, I was ahead of the rest of the field, so I didn’t really worry about her,” Maya shared afterwards. “I haven’t seen my splits yet, but it doesn’t really matter because I got a silver medal, and I’m so thrilled with that!”
Later, Simone Manuel and her team — Abbey Weitzeil, Dana Vollmer and Katie Ledecky — also picked up the silver medal for the Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay.
10+ pics inside of Maya DiRado, Simone Manuel and Katie Ledecky…
