Bay Area Olympians: Stanford alum Katie Ledecky wins record 13th swimming medal

Katie Ledecky has finished first a staggering eight times during her illustrious Olympic career, but it was a silver medal on Thursday that cemented the swimmer’s place as the greatest American female Olympian of all-time.

After helping the United States take second place in the 4×200 relay, the Stanford alum collected her 13th Olympic medal, breaking a tie with Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres and Natalie Coughlin.

Australia won gold after swimming the race in a record 7:38.08. 

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