Katie Ledecky Wins Gold 800m Freestyle Rio Olympics 2016 (World Record) Katie Ledecky ended her Rio Games by crushing the field in the 800-meter freestyle, winning by an astonishing 11.38 seconds. In beating Jazz Carlin of Britain, she added another individual gold medal to the ones she won in the 200- and 400-meter freestyle races. In the 800, 11.38 seconds is an eternity. Its enough time to...