US women break Olympic records

Two of Team USA’s top athletes, swimmer Katie Ledecky and gymnast Simone Biles, have set Olympic medal records with their performances at the Summer Games taking place in Paris, France. As swimming events came to a close, Ledecky held the most Olympic medals ever earned by a female swimmer or by a US woman. Biles won four medals to become the most decorated US gymnast in Olympic history. Ledecky earned her 13th Olympic medal on August 1, as part of the US team that won silver in the 4x200 relay event. This broke the record for the most Olympic medals ever won by an American female athlete—or by any female swimmer in the history of the Olympics. Two days later, Ledecky added a 14th medal to her collection by placing…

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