[134], At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Ledecky won all four of her events: the 400 meter freestyle, 1500 meter freestyle, 4x200 freestyle relay, and 800-meter freestyle. . Trust me, Gemmell said. Ledecky competes against herself (1:59) U.S. Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky talks to Hannah Storm about how she got started swimming, how she set goals for herself when she was young and how the . Are you willing to push yourself beyond all comprehension or are you not? Nagle said. In the inaugural season of the International Swimming League, Ledecky represented DC Trident. Three days later, Ledecky then broke the world record in the 800-meter freestyle with a time of 8:11.00,[37] bettering her previous mark of 8:13.86. Ledecky returned to competition three days later to swim the final of the women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay. Sports, however, bring a desire for answers, for numbers, for specifics, especially for someone whose accomplishments almost have become disorienting. The Washington athlete is also holds the 800m and 1500m freestyle world records, and owns 18 of the 20 fastest 1500m freestyle times ever. Ledecky is a 10-time Olympic medalist with seven golds. Im know Im supposed to be doing this too. At the academic year's conclusion, the College Sports Information Directors of America named Ledecky the Division I Academic All-America Team Member of the Year for her athletic and academic achievements. The goals were adjusted to pursue times that felt a little scary, a little unreasonable, more than a little exciting: 3:56 in the 400 freestyle and 8:05 in the 800 freestyle. David Marsh, an assistant on the team who served as the womens coach in 2016, recalled coaches gathering when Ledecky swam. She certainly is.. She met both. The words were matter-of-fact, delivered without a trace of pretense. [136], On the first day of competition, Ledecky won the 400-meter freestyle in a championship record 3:58.15, besting Canadian silver medalist Summer McIntosh by 1.24 seconds. This is something really, really special.. At 6 feet, the second-time Olympian is not extraordinarily tall compared with her peers. Ledecky began the World Championships by winning gold in the 400-meter freestyle in a time of 3:59.13, a new championship record and almost four seconds ahead of her closest competitor. [58] Ledecky was also the 2nd most decorated Olympian at the 2016 games behind Michael Phelps (5 golds, 1 silver).[59]. [94][95] The 400 meter freestyle was the first race on Ledecky's schedule where she had the opportunity to make the 2020 USA Olympic Team. Katie wants to win by the most massive margin possible, but I dont think she wants to break anyones soul like Michael Jordan did, Barbini said. Midway through the 25-meter journeys at the Palisades Swim and Tennis Club in Cabin John, Md., shed grab a lane line and catch her breath like so many other 6-year-olds figuring out how to swim. [17] During her high-school swimming career, Ledecky twice set the American and US Open record in the 500-yard freestyle, and she twice set the national high-school record in the 200-yard freestyle. [123] This was Ledecky's first loss in an individual event at the Olympics. On the seventh day of competition, Ledecky completed her World Championships run by winning gold in the 800-meter freestyle in a world record time of 8:07.39, breaking her own record by 3.61 seconds.[44]. Katie Ledekcy won two golds and two silvers at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. [30] In addition, she broke Janet Evans' American record of 8:16.22 that had stood since 1989. [108] These two swims secured her spots on the US Olympic Team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 1500 meter freestyle and 200 meter freestyle individual events as well as the 4x200 meter freestyle relay. Katie Ledecky shifts her training base to University of Florida ahead of Paris 2024. At the National Championships, she finished first in the 400-, 800- and 1500-meter freestyle, and second in the 200-meter freestyle. Rio Olympics: Katie Ledecky dominating in run-up to Games View Photos Bethesda teen will swim four events in Rio. Its a remarkable combination, particularly for someone to be that dominant for so long, which takes so much commitment, while at the same time being so nice and polite and kind., Matt Barbini, USA Swimmings national team performance director. At 6 feet, the second-time Olympian is not extraordinarily tall compared with her peers. Her wins came in the 200-, 400-, 800-, and 1500-meter freestyles and the 4200-meter freestyle. Nathan Fenno is a sports enterprise reporter for the Los Angeles Times focused on investigations, features and in-depth stories. With her mark in the 400, Ledecky became the first female since Janet Evans to hold world records simultaneously in the 400-, 800-, and 1500-meter freestyles. The Americans (Simone Manuel, Ledecky, Melanie Margalis and Katie McLaughlin) set a new American record and swam under the existing world record with a time of 7:41.87, yet placed second to the Australian team (7:41.50). Many of the top women in the world also possess great height, as world record-holders Sarah Sjostrom and Katie Ledeckey are both six feet tall (1.83m), while 100 free gold medalists Simone Manuel. 'Gallop' or a 'giddy-up' Once the swimmers emerge from below the surface and. Her physiology? In the 1500-meter freestyle, Ledecky broke her own world record in a time of 15:25.48. In her fourth and last event, the 800-meter freestyle, Ledecky won gold in a world record of 8:13.86, bettering Rebecca Adlington's world record of 8:14.10. The swimmer wowed the world in 2012 when she competed in her first Olympics at just 15 and won a gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle competition. Dinner. The most impressive thing for me is blocking out the noise and not feeling the pressure., Urbanchek put it bluntly: Nothing distracts her., Theres no special sauce. Shes always trying to maximize her performance so theres nothing left in the tank. When she started working with Gemmell in 2012, she could not . [51] At the conclusion of the week, Ledecky was named the female swimmer of the meet. In the final, Ledecky swam to an early lead before Italian swimmer Simona Quadarella took over midway through the race. What happened took everyone by surprise. 422 posts. But Katie Ledecky would rather study it at Stanford once the Rio Games are in the past. Shes not doing some special strength program that nobody else knows about. Less than an hour later, Ledecky won the 800-meter freestyle, swimming under her world record pace for most of the race before touching in at 8:11.35, the second-fastest time ever, to win by 7.52 seconds over New Zealand swimmer Lauren Boyle.[40]. [27] At 15 years, 4 months, and 10 days, she was the youngest American participant at the 2012 Olympic Games.[28]. Her body measurement is 34-24-35 inches. During the summers prior to 2012, she swam for Palisades Swim Team in Cabin John, Maryland. Katie Ledecky is doing what Katie Ledecky does! the public address announcer shouted last month as she completed another convincing victory during the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb. That night, Ledecky lowered the record again, setting the first world record ever at the new Gold Coast Aquatic Center with a time of 3:58.37. She has an unnatural sense of what will happen in the pool call it swimming intelligence thats as impressive to witness as it is difficult to quantify. Katie just dives in headfirst and really forces you to get the most out of practice. General swimmers tend to think that if they can just get their arms around faster and kick their legs faster, they can swim faster. Experts single out the way Ledeckys palm wraps about the water and pulls it back. Maybe there isnt a secret. [19], In December 2016, Ledecky was chosen as one of the sponsors of the US Navy aircraft carrier USSEnterprise alongside gymnast Simone Biles. She won the first-ever women's 1500 . She is the daughter of David Ledecky and Mary Gen Ledecky. Ledecky, who has broken the 4-minute barrier in the distance 20 times, thought she had been faster. Despite being in season and swimming multiple events, Ledecky was able to first break the world record in the 1500-meter freestyle with a time of 15:34.23,[36] bettering her previous mark of 15:36.53. A swimmer needs ample strength for this approach to work. She became the first swimmer to win a distance event three times in a row, as well as the youngest and oldest person to win the 800 free (at age 15 in 2012 and age 24 in 2021). But she shows gratitude and appreciation and keeps people coming back to get their heads kicked in.. Barbini noticed the mix of intensity and care thats as much a part of Ledecky as the blazing times. She has no long torso, no wide wingspan . [54], Ledecky won a second gold in the 200-meter freestyle with a personal best of 1:53.73, beating Sarah Sjstrm by 0.35 seconds. [25][26] Her third-place finish in the 400-meter freestyle was the fastest time ever swum by a 15- to 16-year-old American. But she acknowledged having the same nerves as any other competitor at the trials and, in all sincerity, said she didnt take making the Tokyo Games for granted. Still recovering from illness, Ledecky qualified second the next day for the final of the 800-meter freestyle. In the evening session, Ledecky faced a tough double with the 1500-meter freestyle final and the semi-finals of the 200-meter freestyle shortly after. About an hour later, she returned to the pool for the 1,500 freestyle final. Oh, man, this is not exactly what we thought, he said. [140], On October 28, during the Toronto round of the FINA Swimming World Cup, Ledecky swam the 1500m short course event for the first time. What transformed that girl who couldnt make it across the pool? Sometimes that happens. Winning both? The five-time Olympic gold medalist owns world records in the 400-, 800-, and 1,500-meter freestyles. National Team Director Frank Busch described Ledecky's 1500 performance as "the most impressive race I have ever seen, and I've been in the sport for 50 years. She's blazing a completely different trail than anyone who has come before. Allyson Felix is determined to make the U.S. Olympic track and field team for the upcoming Tokyo Games as she looks to add to her legacy in the sport. Shes not doing some special strength program that nobody else knows about. Ledecky was the defending Olympic champion and world-record holder. The 800? At the 750-meter mark, Ledecky was 3.42 seconds ahead of Mireia Belmonte Garca, and 0.31 seconds under world record pace. She set the record in the event nine months later in 8:13.36. Thats not new. Is it her training? Not a drop of milk spilled. Ledecky won by 4.13 seconds and just missed the world record by 0.53 seconds. They are the first Olympians to be given this honor. At the 2017 US National Championships, the qualifying meet for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, Ledecky won the 200-, 400-, and 800-meter freestyle and earned a spot on six events. Ledecky made her first splash in international swimming after her freshman year at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in . At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Ledecky qualified to swim in the final of the 800-meter freestyle by placing third overall in the heats with a time of 8:23.84. Even elite womens swimmers at the Olympics arent able to pull off that kind of stroke.. [109][111] She swam a 1:55.11 in the 200 meter freestyle. She doesnt have a central governor like most athletes do, that mind-to-muscle idea that I need to shut down right now. Theres nothing you can throw at her that she cant convince herself that she can do., Lee Sommers, an athletic trainer in Bethesda, Md., who helped prepare Ledecky for Rio. Some of these things that might have come naturally and unconsciously when she was 16, now its conscious, Mark said. Katie Ledecky owns her time. [57] Ledecky's final medal total (four golds, one silver) is the most decorated single-Olympics performance by a U.S. female athlete in terms of gold medals, topping Missy Franklin (2012; four golds, 1 bronze), Simone Biles (2016; four golds, 1 bronze), and Amy Van Dyken (1996; four golds). The 400? It was two big kicks and bilateral breathing. Each month, she sends practice video to Russell Mark, a former rocket scientist who is USA Swimmings national team performance manager. What I found over time what she was great at, though, was her desire to get better. But she addressed it and moved forward. Years later, Gemmell read two items on Ledeckys goal card: break the world record in the 800 freestyle by the following summer and swim 8:10 in the event in Rio. 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After earning a berth on the U.S. Olympic team at age 15, she set an American record in the 800-meter freestyle to. Or Gemmell calling other coaches for ideas on how to challenge this once-in-a-lifetime teenager doing crazy stuff in practice. She subsequently announced her withdrawal from the 1500 and 200-meter freestyle due to illness.[81]. Her strength-to-body mass ratio is probably in the top 98%.. [74] She signed with Wasserman sports agent Dan Levy for representation.[75]. She won three individual gold medals at the 2013 World Championships,. (Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post) At . Shes swimming faster than we are, said Urbanchek, coach to 44 Olympians and an assistant on six Olympic teams. She achieved this result less than an hour after swimming the 1500-meter freestyle final. At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, Ledecky won five gold medals and broke three world records. Ledecky began the year by breaking her own world records in the 800- and 1500-meter freestyle at the 2014 Woodlands Swim Team Senior Invitational in June. At the 2013 World Championships, Ledecky won gold in the 400-, 800-, and 1500-meter freestyle, and in the 4200-meter freestyle relay, and set two world records. The stroke thats propelled Ledecky to record after record is connected to another legend. In her first event in Barcelona, the 400-meter freestyle, Ledecky became a world champion for the first time by winning in 3:59.82, setting a new American record and becoming the second-fastest performer of all time in the event.[31]. Ledeckys world records in the 800 freestyle and 1,500 freestyle are 1.95% faster than the second-best women. [11][12][13][14] Ledecky's mother is of Irish descent. The next morning, Ledecky struggled through her preliminary heat of the 1500-meter freestyle despite qualifying first for the event's final. Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky (born March 17, 1997) is an American competitive swimmer. Ledecky's swim was the seventh-fastest performance in history. [82], For the seventh-straight year, Ledecky finished the year with the top times in the world in both the 800- and 1500-meter freestyle (8:10.70 and 15:35.98). Before the London Olympics, Ledecky trained at the U.S. teams camp in Knoxville, Tenn., with a small group of middle- and long-distance swimmers under legendary coach Jon Urbanchek. She was also named the best female swimmer for 2013 by FINA Aquatics World magazine. She has an uncanny ability to remain herself, not flinch in the face of scrutiny and focus on the task at hand. She settled for the silver this time in 3:57.36, the fourth-fastest time ever recorded. Shes kind of a freak athlete, said Lee Sommers, an athletic trainer in Bethesda, Md., who helped prepare Ledecky for Rio. "[18], During the championships' closing ceremonies, Ledecky was named the female swimmer of the meet.[43]. Relief seemed to be the main emotion that sunk into Katie Ledecky's face as she touched the wall to claim her first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics.. Ledecky's victory in the 1500m freestyle . How fast would Torri Huske, the 18-year-old phenom headed to Stanford this fall, swim in the 100 butterfly final? About 18 months before the London Olympics, Suguiyama suggested that Ledecky adopt the gallop. Ledecky began 2016 at the Arena Pro Swim Series at Austin. READ: Katie Ledecky wins by 21 seconds in her first race for a year Having taken a year-long break from competitions amid the pandemic, Ledecky has recently returned to racing and showed few. Shes doing what everybody else does. She keeps logbooks chronicling most of her practices dating to 2011. Before she entered the pool, the United States was trailing both Australia and China, but she swam a time of 1:53.76 to finish the race 0.4 seconds behind the Chinese swimmer Li Bingjie and ahead of Australia, who were the favorites coming into the competition. A post shared by Katie Ledecky (@katieledecky). Unlike her other races, it was not an easy win for Ledecky, which featured the likes of Missy Franklin and Federica Pellegrini. Ledecky's winning time was over six seconds quicker than American teammate and silver medalist Cierra Runge. [91], As part of the NBC evening telecast for day one of the 2020 USA Swimming Olympic Trials (postponed to June 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), Ledecky was featured in an interview discussing Stanford University's commencement, finishing her college degree, and training for the Olympic Trials. Instead, Ledecky has a gift that defies measurement. I dont think she had a clue how fast she was going. Katie Ledecky has no obvious physiological advantages as a swimmer. On the fifth day of competition, Ledecky, with Leah Smith, Mallory Comerford, and Melanie Margalis won gold in the 4200-meter freestyle relay. The next day, Ledecky anchored the United States team of Allison Schmitt, Leah Smith, and Katie McLaughlin in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay. Yuri Suguiyama, her first coach, watched Phelps break Australian Ian Thorpes world record in the 200 freestyle during the world championships in Melbourne. Take the 400 freestyle final at the trials. Four years later, she left Rio de Janeiro as the most decorated female athlete of the 2016 Olympic Games, with four gold medals, one silver medal, and two world records. This started as a child. They swam identical workouts. When Bruce Gemmell took over as Ledeckys coach at the Nations Capital Swim Club in late 2012, his young charge had an Olympic gold medal, but couldnt do a pullup. On the first day of the meet, Ledecky anchored the 800-yard freestyle relay with a 1:40.28 split to break the NCAA, American, and U.S. Open record in the 800-yard freestyle relay with Lia Neal, Katie Drabot, and Ella Eastin. Her 3:57.36 on Sunday was the second-fastest she . They cant quantify this, but believe she hangs onto more water than other swimmers. Ledecky's six individual gold medals at the Olympics, 14 individual gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships, and 22 overall medals at the World Aquatics Championships are records in women's swimming. Four years later, she was a record holder and medal. [16] Her uncle Jon Ledecky is a businessman and a co-owner of the NHL team New York Islanders. She wasnt a great kicker. Swimming the anchor leg, Ledecky recorded a split of 1:55.64 and the Americans finished with an aggregate time of 7:45.37. Ledecky breaking an arm in fourth grade, but jumping back into the pool with a cast. [8], Ledecky was born in Washington, D.C.[1] and raised in the suburb of Bethesda, Maryland,[9] the daughter of Mary Gen (Hagan) and David Ledecky. In Bethesda, she attended Little Flower School through eighth grade and graduated from Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in 2015. The next day, Ledecky added her third meet record by swimming on the American 4200-meter freestyle relay team with Shannon Vreeland, Missy Franklin, and Leah Smith. At the 2020 Olympic Games, Ledecky also emerged as the most decorated U.S. female athlete and became the first American female swimmer to win an individual event in three straight Olympiads. During the 201617 NCAA season, Ledecky set 12 NCAA records and nine American records while swimming as a freshman for Stanford University. The Australian, who beat Ledecky to 400m freestyle gold on Monday, also took victory in Wednesday's 200m freestyle final, with Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey in second and Canada's Penny Olesiak. She also holds the fastest-ever times in the women's 500-, 1000-, and 1650-yard freestyle events. God? You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Ledecky concluded the meet with a win in the 800-meter freestyle, her fifth-straight title in the event across Olympics and World Championships. For lengthy races like the 1,500 meters, this must remain constant for more than 15 minutes. On the fifth day of competition, Ledecky, with Missy Franklin, Leah Smith, and Katie McLaughlin won gold in the 4200-meter freestyle relay. In her second event, Ledecky won gold in the 1500-meter freestyle in a world record time of 15:36.53, breaking the record held by compatriot Kate Ziegler by six seconds. Following Suguiyama's departure to coach for the University of California, Berkeley, she continued to train with the Nation's Capital Swim Club under coach Bruce Gemmell through the 2016 Olympics. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest Olympians and the greatest female swimmer of all time.[5][6]. The victories, the records, the head-shaking performances in which her only competition is the clock, are so frequent that they seem as routine as her unassuming comments after each race with history. Ledecky is the first swimmer to win the 200-, 400-, 800- and 1500-meter freestyles in a major competition. Ledecky finished second in the 400-yard individual medley to Eastin, who lowered the record Ledecky set a month earlier at the Pac-12 Championships. The usual gap for a world record is as thin as an Olympic medal. In Budapest, Ledecky broke the World Aquatics Championships' all-time female gold medal record, winning five golds and one silver to bring her career title total to 14. In between London and Rio, Ledecky quietly became the world's most dominant swimmer no longer just a distance specialist. I really havent had too many of those over the past couple months, so thats a good thing.. Theres a lot more pressure when youre 24 and going to the Olympics for your third Games as a heavy favorite versus being 15 and going to the Olympics with barely anyone knowing your name. [86], Ledecky began 2020 at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Des Moines, Iowa, where she won the 200-, 400- and 1500-meter freestyle races. She was just doing what Jon was saying.. Ledecky was a USA Olympic team member in 2012, 2016, and 2020, and holds the female record for most individual gold medals (14) and overall gold medals (19) at the World Aquatics Championships. The process trumped everything. During the 201718 NCAA season, Ledecky set another three NCAA records and two American records while helping lead Stanford to its second straight team title. Twelve of the top 14 times. [15] She was raised Catholic. [73], A week following Stanford's championship win, Ledecky announced at the National Press Club that she will forego her final two seasons of NCAA eligibility in order to accept professional endorsement and sponsorship opportunities. Competing in both events is rare enough. Katie Ledecky was born on March 17, 1997 in Washington, D.C. (via Britannica).One of her most memorable childhood moments was captured on camera, and she shared it with her Twitter followers in . In her first event, the 400-meter freestyle, Ledecky successfully defended her world title, finishing with a championship record time of 3:58.34. Katie Grimes, who at 15 finished second in the 1,500-meter freestyle during the swim trials, said, "Maybe I can be just like Katie [Ledecky] one day," after her trials performance. On July 1, Ledecky broke Janet Evans's 28-year-old national championship record in the morning preliminary heats of the 800-meter freestyle (8:10.91) before placing seventh that evening in the 100-meter freestyle (53.99). This was Ledecky's first international loss in a final in individual event. However, elite swimmers focus on how to generate propulsion more efficiently.. No detail is too small. [139], On day 7, Ledecky won her final event by over 10 seconds, recording a time of 8:08.04 in the 800-meter freestyle. (Charlie Neibergall / Associated Press) Michael Phelps, the 28-time. Ledecky was also named Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year in 2017 and 2022, international female Champion of Champions by L'quipe in 2014 and 2017, United States Olympic Committee Female Athlete of the Year in 2013, 2016 and 2017, Sportswoman of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation in 2017, and the ESPY Best Female Athlete in 2022. I think she loves the training more than she loves competing, Michael said. The collision of hand and water is one piece of a complex, fast-paced puzzle in which the grab and breathing and body rotation and head position and kick and proper body alignment and arms cutting into the pool at the precise angle must work in concert. She wasnt great at skills or drills we would try and teach her. Much like the 1500-meter freestyle, Ledecky let Lotte Friis lead most of the race, making a move at the 650-meter mark to eventually win the race by 2.46 seconds. Coaches, teammates and competitors point to her powerful stroke, legendary training sessions, unusual blend of speed and endurance, and tenacity that is otherworldly. That shows a mastery. Athlete. In the 1650-yard freestyle, Ledecky re-set her NCAA record in the 1000-yard free with a split of 9:05.89 en route to winning by more than 28 seconds. In the middle of a difficult practice, Sweetser noticed Ledecky staring at him. Ledecky qualified in the heats with a time of 3:58.71, an Olympic record. [108][109][110] Ledecky swam a 15:40.50 in the 1500 meter freestyle, lowering her Championship Record from the day before and becoming the first winner of the women's 1500 meter freestyle at the US Olympic Trials. [24] In Omaha, Ledecky also placed third in the 400-meter freestyle (4:05.00) and ninth in the 200-meter freestyle (1:58.66). OMAHA As she prepared for her first Olympics nine years ago, a 15-year-old Katie Ledecky carried hopes and dreams into the London Games. Born in Maryland in 1997, Katie Ledecky began swimming competitively at age six. Thats why Bruce Gemmell quips that Ledecky would be content to race in a cardboard box. And Ariarne Titmus, the 20-year-old sensation nicknamed The Terminator, posted the second-best time in history a day earlier at the Australian trials. Swimming the third leg, Ledecky passed Australia and Canada to take the lead with the third-fastest split in history (1:53.67). They review the video together, as much for what he notices as her feedback. With four golds, Ledecky expanded her career World Championships medal haul to 22, passing Natalie Coughlin for most for a female swimmer. Shes also remained remarkably healthy, aside from occasional illnesses, in a sport in which unrelenting training exacts a toll on the body. Shes not afraid to fail. During their next training session, he recalled, she said, Weve got to get our 40. She did. The time that would be a career-making moment for almost any other swimmer surprised her. [68] Later that evening, Ledecky swam the third leg of the 4100-meter freestyle.
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