Incredible image shows Katie Ledecky's Olympics dominance as American swimmer wins EIGHTH gold medal

A photo of Katie Ledecky approaching her eighth Olympic gold medal triumph gained virality for showcasing the dominant fashion in which she secured the win.

On Wednesday, the 27-year-old took home gold in the 1,500-meter freestyle in Paris with an Olympic record time of 15:30.02.

Ledecky was dominant from the jump. The American had a lead of over three seconds a quarter of the way through and kept her foot on the gas.

Near the finish, Ledecky got so far ahead that cameras on the broadcast had to zoom out to show the second-fastest swimmer in the race.

The viral image shows Ledecky heading back for the win while another swimmer was yet to make her turn at the other end of the pool.

As users praised Ledecky in the comment section, one user pointed out how her dominance makes her competitors 'compete for silver.'

Behind Ledecky were France's Anastasiia Kirpichnikova with silver and Germany's Isabel Gose securing bronze. 

Ledecky also won the event at the Tokyo Games in 2021 and is a five-time world champion, securing titles in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2022, and 2023. The gold was also her 12th overall, tying Jenny Thompson and Emma McKeon for the most in Olympic history in women's swimming.

Before Wednesday's race, Ledecky had one medal in the Paris games after taking home bronze in the women's 400m freestyle on Saturday.

Ledecky has secured a podium finish in all but one of her Olympic finals after finishing ninth in the 200m free in 2021.

She will look to add another gold and break a tie with Thompson when she competes in the 800-meter freestyle. Prelims will begin on Friday, with the final race on Saturday afternoon.

A win this weekend will make Ledecky the first woman to win nine golds in swimming and tie her with Mark Spitz for the second-most swimming golds in history overall.

Meanwhile, a medal finish will make her one of two swimmers across genders to win 13 total medals at the Olympics.