NEW: U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky claims gold in the Olympic debut of the women’s 1500-meter freestyle race.
Katie Ledecky of Team United States celebrates with teammate Erica Sullivan after winning the Women's 1500m Freestyle Final on day five of the Tokyo Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 28, 2021.Phil Helsel
About an hour after she was shut out of the medal podium for the first time ever in her Olympic career, U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky claimed gold in the Olympic debut of the women’s 1500-meter freestyle race. The star swimmer took the lead in the event and never lost it. Team USA's Erica Sullivan came in second with the silver.Her win came after losing two shorter races to Australia's Ariarne Titmus in the Games, including the 200-meter freestyle earlier Wednesday.
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