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Best of the Tokyo Olympics: 16 stunning photos of Katie Ledecky dominating the competition for Team USA
Best of the Tokyo Olympics: 16 stunning photos of Katie Ledecky dominating the competition for Team USA
Meredith CashAug 11, 2021, 02:24 IST
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USA Swimming superstar Katie Ledecky returned from Japan with even more medals than she previously had to her name, increasing her already-impressive medal count by four at the Tokyo Olympics.
The 24-year-old freestyle specialist earned gold medals in the women's 800m and 1500m freestyle events and silvers in the women's 400m freestyle and women's 4x200m freestyle relay.
Insider spoke with four of Getty Images' top sports photographers for behind-the-scenes insight into what it took to capture photos of Ledecky's incredible feats in Japan.
Here are some of the most stunning photos from Ledecky's brilliant performances at this summer's Olympic Games.
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Katie Ledecky comes up for air during her women's 400m freestyle heat in Tokyo.
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Ledecky swims way ahead of the pack in 1500m freestyle prelims.
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Ledecky jumps off the block to start her swim in the 400m freestyle final.
Katie Ledecky competes in the Women's 400m Freestyle Final.
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Ledecky emerges from underwater during her 400m freestyle heat.
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Ledecky looks for her time immediately following her silver-medal finish in the 400m freestyle final at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Ledecky leads the pack - including Titmus and Italy's Simona Quadarella - in the 800m freestyle final at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Australia's Ariarne Titmus (bottom) overtakes Ledecky in the 400m freestyle final at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Ledecky reacts to winning gold in the first-ever 1500m freestyle final at the Olympic Games.
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Ledecky exits the pool after swimming in the 200m freestyle final - the only event in her Olympic career that she's finished without a medal.
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Ledecky swims out ahead of the competition in her 400m freestyle heat.
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Ledecky (right) high-fives 15-year-old teammate Katie Grimes after the 800m freestyle final in Tokyo.
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Ledecky reacts after winning silver in the 400m freestyle final.
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Ledecky celebrates winning - and setting an Olympic record - in the first-ever women's 1500m freestyle race held at the Olympic Games.
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Ledecky (right) poses with her gold medal from the women's 800m free behind silver medalist Titmus.
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Ledecky swims in her 400m freestyle heat.
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Ledecky hugs fellow Team USA swimmer Erica Sullivan after they took gold and silver, respectively, in the inaugural women's 1500m freestyle race at the Olympics.