Katie Ledecky Wins Her 11th Olympic Medal, Is Bronze Medalist in Women's 400-Meter Freestyle

Ledecky held the Olympic record for the event ahead of the July 27 final

Katie Ledecky is now an 11-time Olympic medalist.

The superstar swimmer, who has competed in every Summer Games since 2012, won bronze in the women's 400-meter freestyle race in Paris on Saturday, July 27.

Ledecky, 27, previously won silver in this event in Tokyo, and took the gold in 2016 at the Rio Games.

Ahead of Ledecky was her fierce competitor, Australia's Ariarne Titmus, who previously set the 400-meter freestyle world record time of 3:55.38 in July 2023, and Canada's young phenom Summer McIntosh in second.

Ledecky acknowledged to press after the event that she would have expected to swim faster tonight, but said she "can't get mad at a medal."

"Happy to get a medal, happy to get two days of rest and try to be better," she told reporters, including PEOPLE.

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Ledecky, who held the Olympic record time for the event heading into Saturday's race, has the most individual gold medals by any woman in Olympic swimming history.

American Paige Madden also swam in the heat, finishing sixth.

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