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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.
May 8, 2024 · Katie Ledecky was born on March 17, 1997 and is 27 years old. When she debuted at the London Olympics as a 15-year-old, she was the youngest athlete on the 2012 U.S. Olympic swimming team.
Aug 7, 2024 · The Maryland native began swimming competitively at age 6. After earning a berth on the U.S. Olympic Team at age 15, she set an American record in the 800-meter freestyle to win her first gold...
Jul 27, 2024 · An Olympic great and still aged just 27, how did a thoughtful child who went to a private girls’ school in Bethesda, Maryland – a “truly mediocre swimmer” as she describes her...
Aug 3, 2024 · Katie Ledecky wins her fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in 800 freestyle, becoming the most decorated American female gold medalist in any sport.
Ledecky made her Olympic debut at London 2012 aged just 15. She won her first gold in the 800m freestyle, defeating reigning world champion Kate Ziegler to start a remarkable Olympic journey. Having won world titles in the 200 and 400 free, Ledecky was in a class of her own at Rio 2016.
Jul 31, 2024 · Ledecky, age 27, finished the women’s 1,500 meter freestyle final more than ten seconds ahead of the silver medal finisher.
Jul 31, 2024 · Yet Ledecky, 27, who won her first Olympic title as an unheralded 15-year-old in London, said the task doesn’t get any easier with age and experience.
Apr 23, 2024 · Learn more about record-breaking swimmer Katie Ledecky, who has made history at the 2024 Paris Olympics by being the only female athlete to win gold in the same event four times.
Jul 31, 2024 · NANTERRE, France — American swimmer Katie Ledecky has done it again, winning her 8th career gold medal Wednesday at the Paris Summer Olympics. Ledecky, age 27, finished the women’s 1,500 meter freestyle final more than ten seconds ahead of the silver medal finisher.
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