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Contents. Katie Ledecky. Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky (/ ləˈdɛki / lə-DEK-ee; born March 17, 1997) [ 6 ] is an American competitive swimmer. She has won nine Olympic gold medals and 21 world championship gold medals, the most in history for a female swimmer. With 14 medals and 9 gold medals, she is also the most decorated American woman, most ...
Aug 7, 2024 · Katie Ledecky races ahead of the competition in the Women’s 1500-meter Freestyle Final, one of three events she medaled in at the Tokyo Olympics. Ledecky was a well-established force in swimming ...
Aug 3, 2024 · Katie Ledecky in Nanterre on Saturday. Manan Vatsyayana / AFP via Getty Images. Ledecky has the 17 fastest 800 freestyle times in history — and 19 of the top 20, as well as 24 of the top 25.
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Jul 31, 2024 · Katie Ledecky shatters Olympic record, winning gold by an absurd margin. Katie Ledecky celebrates after winning the women’s 1,500-meter final during the Paris Olympics Wednesday in Nanterre ...
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Katie Ledecky's Early Years. Born in Washington, D.C., in 1997, Ledecky fell in love with swimming aged six. She was inspired by her mother who was a college-level swimmer. During her high school years, Ledecky Jr broke several long-standing American records and earned an athletic scholarship to attend Stanford University.
Katie Ledecky hedged out Ariarne Titmus for her incredible fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in the women's 800m, while fellow American Paige Madden took...
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Aug 1, 2024 · Ledecky was a key contributor to Thursday night's silver at Paris La Défense Arena, completing the third leg in 1:54.93, making up time against Throssell, who clocked in at 1:56.
