Katie Ledecky didn't just win the 800 Meter Freestyle. She won by nearly 11.5 seconds, an unheard of margin in elite swimming. She set a new world record. Her accomplishments were just good enough to play second fiddle to Michael Phelps' tie for silver.
Most swimming races are decided by 1/10ths a second.
Her margin of winning was at best a dozen times better than most matches, and thousands of times better than most. She obliterated any of Phelps winning margins, as far as I know he never won Olympic metal by that much.
To understand how badly she smoked the competition, watch the short video below.
She didn't just win a metal, or set a world record, she set a new standard for winning.
Her win was like winning a soccer game in professional soccer by 90 points or a baseball game by 900 points.
If Phelps had done that, we would hear about it all over the news, there would be signs in the streets and a fucking parade.
Ledecky is a woman, so no matter how great her accomplishments, no matter how gold - she will always be second to the silver metal male.
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