Who won swimming Olympics 2012?

Michael Phelps
Breaking News Update at 3:27 p.m. ET: Phelps Wins Gold For 20th Medal. Michael Phelps has won the men’s 200-meter individual medley at the 2012 Summer Games, winning his 20th Olympic medal — and his first individual gold medal in London. Phelps led Lochte by . 16 of one second at the first turn, in the butterfly.

Did Katie Ledecky swim Olympics 2012?

Katie Ledecky Wins Olympic Gold In 800-Meter Freestyle : Live Updates: The Tokyo Olympics U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky has won Olympic gold again in the 800-meter freestyle. She repeated her gold medal swim at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics to win at the Tokyo Olympics.

How did Katie Ledecky do in 2012 Olympics?

In her international debut at the 2012 London Olympic Games as a 15-year-old, Ledecky unexpectedly won the gold medal in the women’s 800-metre freestyle. Ledecky’s success has earned her Swimming World’s Female World Swimmer of the Year a record-breaking five times.

What events did Katie Ledecky swim in the 2012 Olympics?

Born in Maryland in 1997, Katie Ledecky began swimming competitively at age six. After earning a berth on the U.S. Olympic team at age 15, she set an American record in the 800-meter freestyle to win a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Games.

What nationality is Ledecky?

American
Katie Ledecky/Nationality

What is Katie Ledecky best event?

TOKYO — Katie Ledecky concluded her Tokyo Olympics with another gold medal in an event she has dominated her entire career, the 800-meter freestyle….Women’s 800-Meter Freestyle.

	Gold Katie Ledecky United States
400m	2:04.64
600m	2:04.58
800m	2:03.29
Total	8:12.57

Who will have the most gold medals?

The U.S. edges China for the most gold medals.

The United States has won the most medals at the Tokyo Olympics and will be the only country to take home more than 100.
As the day began in Tokyo, China had 38 gold medals to 36 for the United States.

Where was the women’s 800 metre freestyle held in 2012?

The women’s 800 metre freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 2–3 August at the London Aquatics Centre based at the Olympic park London. Aged only 15, American Katie Ledecky narrowly missed the world record on the final lap to recapture the Olympic title for the Americans since Brooke Bennett topped the podium in 2000.

Who was the Olympic champion in the 800 m?

Spain’s Mireia Belmonte García added a second silver to her Olympic hardware in a national record of 8:18.76. Meanwhile, Great Britain’s Rebecca Adlington, the reigning Olympic champion, tried to hold on with Ledecky earlier through the race, but faded down the stretch to pick up a bronze in 8:20.32.

What was the first swimming event in the Olympics?

Highlights as USA’s Katie Ledecky wins Gold in the Women’s 800m Freestyle during the London 2012 Olympic Games. Swimming has featured on the programme of all editions of the Games since 1896. The very first Olympic events were freestyle (crawl) or breaststroke.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHbNKX3VkIM