Completing a Rare Olympic Treble, Katie Ledecky Sets World Record

Before Ledecky, Debbie Meyer in 1968 is the only one to have won 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle at the same games.

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• US swimmer Katie Ledecky set the world record for the 800m freestyle event at the Rio games on Saturday as she finished at 8 minutes 4.79 seconds.
  
  
• While Ledecky took home her fourth Rio gold medal, Britain’s Jazmin Carlin finished at 8:16.17 to win the silver and Boglarka Kapas had to settle for the bronze as she trailed just .20 seconds behind Carlin.
  
  
• The only previous woman to have won the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle at the same Games was American Debbie Meyer in 1968.
  
  

(With Reuters inputs)