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Katie Ledecky, Team USA go for gold in 4×200 freestyle relay

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Katie Ledecky and Team USA will be looking for redemption at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women’s 4×200 freestyle relay.

The Americans narrowly missed out on the gold three years ago in Tokyo, finishing a mere 0.4 seconds behind China.

This time, Ledecky and Co. will look to turn the tide and harken back to memories of Rio de Janeiro, where the U.S. took gold in 2016. In addition, one more gold medal for Ledecky would be her ninth, breaking a tie with Jenny Thompson and giving her the most by any American woman in Olympic history.

Did Katie Ledecky, Team USA qualify for 4×200 freestyle relay final?

In the qualifying heat, Ledecky did not swim as Team USA − with Anna Peplowski, Erin Gemmell, Simone Manuel and Alex Shackell − finished first, ahead of Brazil and Great Britain.

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When do Katie Ledecky, Team USA swim in 4×200 free relay final?

Ledecky will be among Team USA’s four swimmers in Thursday night’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay final, which is scheduled to begin at 4:03 p.m. ET (10:03 p.m. in Paris).

Katie Ledecky 4×200 freestyle Olympic relay results

2016 Rio de Janeiro: Gold
2020 Tokyo: Silver
2024 Paris: Final on Thursday, Aug. 1

Katie Ledecky 2024 Paris Olympics schedule

Here is the rest of Ledecky’s schedule for the 2024 Paris Olympics:

Women’s 800-meter freestyle: Friday, Aug. 2 (heats at 6:05 a.m. ET); Saturday, Aug. 3 (finals at 4:03 p.m. ET)

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