Katie Ledecky emphatically made her case Wednesday for being the greatest woman of all time in Olympic swimming.

She easily churned to victory in the 1500-meter freestyle final at the Paris Olympics to defend her Tokyo 2021 title and tighten her hold on an event she hasnt lost in 14 years .

Now, the world record holder has collected her first gold at the Paris Games as she continues her assault on the record books. And she did it in an Olympic record time of 15 minutes and 30.02 seconds.

Frances Anastasiia Kirpichnikova took silver, and Germanys Isabel Gose won bronze.