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Athlete
Katie Ledecky
Famoose for
Dominating women’s distance freestyle swimming.
Four golds · 1500m gold
- Born
- 17 March 1997
- Birthplace
- Washington, United States
More people
Katie Ledecky
Katie Ledecky is an American swimmer whose sustained pace has brought Olympic golds and world records.
Early life
Maryland
Grew up in Bethesda.
School swimming
Developed through local clubs and school competition.
Career
- 2012
Olympic breakthrough
Won 800m gold at fifteen.
- 2010s
World dominance
Won distance titles while studying at Stanford.
- 2020s
Continued success
Added Olympic titles in Tokyo and Paris.
Achievements
Four golds
Won four Olympic gold medals in Rio.
1500m gold
Won the inaugural women’s Olympic 1500m freestyle.
Fourth 800m title
Won the event at a fourth consecutive Olympics.
Beyond swimming
Education
Graduated from Stanford University.
Writing
Published Just Add Water.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Mledecky. CC0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
