When does Katie Ledecky swim next at the Paris Olympics after winning the bronze medal? Exploring her competition schedule

By Animesh Pandey

Modified Jul 28, 2024 07:10 GMT

Katie Ledecky will next compete in the 1500m freestyle preliminaries of the 2024 Paris Olympics, which will take place on July 30. The American swimming legend had a decent start to the Games, clocking four minutes and 0.86 seconds to win bronze medal in the women's 400m freestyle event.

Meanwhile, Summer McIntosh of Canada took home the silver medal, while Ariarne Titmus, the defending champion from the Tokyo Olympics, clocked 3 minutes, 57.49 seconds, to defend her gold.

After her bronze medal, Ledecky will next swim in the 1500m freestyle event. Below is the 27-year-old's Paris Olympics schedule:

July 30, 2024 - Tuesday

Women's 1500m freestyle Prelims - 5:00 a.m. EST

July 31, 2024 - Wednesday

Women's 1500m Freestyle Finals - 2:30 p.m. EST

August 1, 2024 - Thursday

Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle [Heats & Finals] - 6:00 a.m. EST onwards [approximately]

August 2, 2024 - Friday

Women's 800m Freestyle Prelims - 5:30 a.m. EST

August 3, 2024 - Saturday

Women's 800m Freestyle Prelims - 2:30 p.m. EST

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Katie Ledecky on missing out on gold in 400m freestyle

Gold Medalist Ariarne Titmus of Australia with bronze medalist Katie Ledecky of USA at the medal ceremony [Image Source: Getty]

Despite missing out on the gold medal, Katie Ledecky is not disappointed. The American swimming legend is grateful that she made the podium despite the odds. In an interview to USA Today, Ledecky said:

"I looked at my splits, there was nothing horrible about it. I just didn't have it on the last 200, 250, the way I wanted to.

"I felt like my first 150 was pretty good, went out with the field or felt like I was within the striking distance. I just couldn't kick into that next gear that I would have wanted to, to finish it out." [via USAToday]

Katie Ledecky is now focusing on her favorite event, the women's 1500m & 800m freestyle events, which will be on July 30 and August 2 respectively.

With the bronze medal in women's 400 m, Ledecky has 11 Olympic medals overall, including seven gold medals since her debut at London Olympics 2012. She needs one gold and one silver in the remaining three events to overhaul her compatriot Jennifer Thompson as the greatest female swimmer of all time.