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Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky (born March 17, 1997) is an American competitive swimmer. She has won seven Olympic gold medals and 21 world championship gold medals, the most in history for a female swimmer. She has won a world record 16 individual gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships. [6] .
With seven Olympic gold medals and 21 World Championship titles, Katie Ledecky is one of the swimming's all-time greats. Having sprung to fame by winning 800m freestyle gold at London 2012 as a 15-year-old, the American has gone on to become Olympic champion at every distance from 200m to 1500m.
Jun 23, 2024 · The seven-time Olympic champion became the first woman to win four titles in a single event at the US trials, according to USA Swimming, clocking home in 8:14.12 in Indianapolis,...
Jun 16, 2024 · INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Katie Ledecky is heading to her fourth Olympics, an accomplishment that seemed unimaginable when she was a 15-year-old kid in London. These days, it wouldn’t seem like a Summer Games without her. As steady as ever, Ledecky cruised to victory in the 400-meter freestyle at the U.S. swimming trials on Saturday night.
Jul 30, 2021 · TOKYO — Katie Ledecky concluded her Tokyo Olympics with another gold medal in an event she has dominated her entire career, the 800-meter freestyle. She clocked in at 8 minutes 12.57 seconds,...
Jun 24, 2024 · Katie Ledecky is still Katie Ledecky. The seven-time Olympic gold medalist has been the best distance swimmer in the world for a decade, and she is still the best distance swimmer in the world ...
May 3, 2024 · Katie Ledecky is used to getting medals, having earned 10 at the Olympics. But on Friday she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can get from the U.S....
Jun 28, 2023 · FILE - Katie Ledecky, of the United States, reacts after winning the women’s 1500-meters freestyle final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Ledecky started off the U.S. national championships Tuesday, June 27, 2023, with a dazzling performance in the 800-meter freestyle.
Jul 31, 2021 · TOKYO — Entering the Tokyo Games, Katie Ledecky had never lost an individual race at the Olympics, swimming everything from the 200-meter to the 800-meter freestyle. But a new generation of...
Jul 25, 2023 · Katie Ledecky once again blew away the field in the women's 1500m freestyle to retain her crown as the top women's long-distance pool swimmer at the World Aquatics Championships 2023 in Fukuoka, Japan, on Tuesday (25 July).
