[129] She finished the final in 15:37.34, but her record from the prelim round still holds. [66], Following the season, Ledecky became the first freshman in 35 years to receive the Honda Cup, which recognizes the nation's top female collegiate athlete.[67]. The 400? Katie Ledecky reacts after winning her heat in the Womens 200 Freestyle during the second wave of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials on June 15 in Omaha, Neb. During their next training session, he recalled, she said, Weve got to get our 40. She did. Katie Ledecky Reaches For Remarkable Olympic Performance - Team USA But her career is also a two-way conversation. [89], Ledecky began 2021 at the TYR Pro Swim Series at San Antonio, Texas. Her physiology? During the 201617 NCAA season, Ledecky set 12 NCAA records and nine American records while swimming as a freshman for Stanford University. The time: 55.66 seconds. No detail is too small. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest Olympians and the greatest female swimmer of all time.[5][6]. The Untold Truth Of Katie Ledecky. The section also will be available for purchase at latimes.com/store. 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. Thats why Bruce Gemmell quips that Ledecky would be content to race in a cardboard box. 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. . Mary Gen Ledecky, who swam in college, encouraged her daughter to write down goals. Katie Ledecky joining Florida Gators as volunteer swimming coach - ESPN.com Genetics? 883 following. Ledeckys world records in the 800 freestyle and 1,500 freestyle are 1.95% faster than the second-best women. Shes swimming faster than we are, said Urbanchek, coach to 44 Olympians and an assistant on six Olympic teams. "I fought tooth and nail," Ledecky said. Ledecky provided the US with an early lead, swimming the first leg in a personal best of 1:56.32. [122] Ledecky's time of 3:57.36 was the second-fastest time of her career and fourth-fastest in history. A similar picture covered the front of the building as the trials took place last month, another reminder that she is the face of the sport. Raising gold: Katie Ledecky's journey to becoming an Olympic gold I dont think she had a clue how fast she was going. Bay Area Olympians: Stanford-bound Katie Ledecky writing her own At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, Ledecky won five gold medals and broke three world records. She certainly is.. 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. This is really impressive. Nathan Fenno is a sports enterprise reporter for the Los Angeles Times focused on investigations, features and in-depth stories. 3x U.S. Olympic Swimmer (2012, 2016, 2021) 7x Olympic Gold Medalist 19x World Champion Stanford grad #TeamTYR - Katie@teamwass.com. Still recovering from illness, Ledecky qualified second the next day for the final of the 800-meter freestyle. The 1,500? [19], In December 2016, Ledecky was chosen as one of the sponsors of the US Navy aircraft carrier USSEnterprise alongside gymnast Simone Biles. Maybe the explanation is unknowable. Swimming the anchor leg, Ledecky recorded a split of 1:54.02, and the Americans finished with an aggregate time of 7:43.39. Shes not doing some special strength program that nobody else knows about. 'It's unheard of': How Katie Ledecky excels as both an endurance and [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. 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. Then it did. They were called watch times.. She has an uncanny ability to remain herself, not flinch in the face of scrutiny and focus on the task at hand. It cant be easy to go train against Katie when you know youre going to get your head kicked in, said Keenan Robinson, Phelps longtime strength and conditioning coach. And not even appearing winded? 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Swimming the anchor leg, Ledecky erased a 1.2-second deficit going into the final leg of the race, passing Australia's Melanie Schlanger with a 1:54.36 split over the final 200 meters. 578k Followers, 883 Following, 422 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Katie Ledecky (@katieledecky) katieledecky. Ledecky's time was the sixth-fastest ever (behind only her own performances) and over 7 seconds faster than her winning time at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The top 11 times. Notably, in the semifinals the day prior, Ledecky recorded the top time in the semifinals with a time of 1:54.69. The words were matter-of-fact, delivered without a trace of pretense. Katie wants to win by the most massive margin possible, but I dont think she wants to break anyones soul like Michael Jordan did. She takes a little advantage by doing all these little things a little bit better and I think that all adds up to her being so much better than everybody else, Barbini said. When she started working with Gemmell in 2012, she could not . I think she loves the training more than she loves competing, Michael said. 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 . After a year of uncertainty brought on by postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, top U.S. swimmers are ready for some familiarity at the U.S. swim trials. Aussie Terminator takes out Katie Ledecky in first Olympics matchup [130] Ledecky won her second gold medal of the Olympics and her seventh of all time in the 800-meter freestyle. Katie Ledecky shifts her training base to University of Florida ahead of Paris 2024. A lot of people have the tendency to want to protect themselves in their training, Sweetser said. [123] This was Ledecky's first loss in an individual event at the Olympics. Athlete. She took silver in her first race of the Games, and then missed out on medaling in the 200 . Her time of 7:57.42 surpassed Mireia Belmonte's mark from 2013.[142]. Her Czech-born paternal grandfather Jaromr Ledecky arrived in New York City on September 8, 1947, as a student,[10] later becoming an economist, and married an Ashkenazi Jewish woman named Berta Ruth Greenwald (Ledecky's paternal grandmother) in Brooklyn on December 30, 1956, and through her Ledecky has relatives who were killed in the Holocaust in Europe. 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. [50] Earlier in the meet, she set world-leading times in the 200- and 400-meter freestyles and a U.S.-leading time in the 100-meter freestyle. 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. All of this feeds Ledeckys ability to do things in the pool that arent normal. Winning both? Her six individual gold medals are the most of any female Olympic swimmer and female US Olympian, and the second-most of all Olympic swimmers behind Michael Phelps. Then the windmilling to the other side resumed. Not a drop of milk spilled. An iron will? [120][121] However, she finished second to Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus to win the silver medal, trailing Titmus by half a second after leading at the 300m mark. Katie Ledecky Wins Her 1st Gold In Tokyo, Reflects On The - NPR [132][133] Additionally, Ledecky signed on to be a volunteer swim coach for the Florida Gators. She didnt hesitate to start faster than they expected and maintain the aggressive pace. [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. Ledecky's final 50-meter split of 29.33 was the second-fastest in the field behind Pellegrini's 29.23.[49]. But within an hour of each other? Ledecky leaves some of the most experienced people in swimming grasping for the secret to her dominance. The standards for her externally, I think, are just tough sometimes, Meehan said. [109][111] She swam a 1:55.11 in the 200 meter freestyle. 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. She won a fourth gold in her final individual event, the 800-meter freestyle. She has the 24 fastest swims of all time. At the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis, Ledecky helped lead Stanford to its first team title since 1998. If any single item is responsible for her transformation, the grueling sessions away from television cameras and autograph-seeking fans might be it. Shes doing what everybody else does. Yes. She was just doing what Jon was saying.. 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. What Makes the Perfect Swimmer's Body? - Swimming World News She has no long torso, no wide wingspan . Theres a decades worth of underwater video too. [97][98][99][100] This accomplishment was highlighted by various news outlets including NBC Sports, Newsweek, and USA Today. We dont talk about it. There were days where I wanted to tap my dad and say, Hey, can I just watch? Gemmell said. Rio Olympics: Katie Ledecky dominating in run-up to Games View Photos Bethesda teen will swim four events in Rio. On the first day of competition, Ledecky won gold in the 800-meter freestyle with a championship-record time of 8:09.13, topping runner-up Ariarne Titmus of Australia by 7.94 seconds. She was swimming like most classic female distance swimmers, Suguiyama later told the American Swimming Coaches Assn. She qualified in the heats with an Olympic record, 8:12.86, and set a world record in the finals of 8:04.79, over 11 seconds faster than the silver medalist, Jazmin Carlin. 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 body measurement is 34-24-35 inches. She is Unmarried. Were content to enjoy the gift. For lengthy races like the 1,500 meters, this must remain constant for more than 15 minutes. [20], In December 2020, she completed the required courses for a bachelor of arts in psychology and minor in political science from Stanford University, [21][22] and graduated in June 2021. Her 400-meter split was 4:04.34, a personal best for Ledecky in that distance, and would have placed fifth in the individual 400-meter freestyle. Entering the water with a 2.88-second deficit, Ledecky swam the fourth-fastest relay split in history (1:53.84), nearly overtaking Australian Madeline Groves, who touched 0.25 seconds ahead of Ledecky to set a new championship and national record. She also swam in the 100-meter freestyle heats. [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). Some of these things that might have come naturally and unconsciously when she was 16, now its conscious, Mark said. Ledecky, who could reach only 21 inches a few years earlier, reached a personal-best 39 inches. She wasnt a great puller. On the meet's third day, Ledecky's 20th birthday, Ledecky recorded a personal-best time of 1:40.36 in the 200-yard freestyle to edge Manuel and tie Louisville sophomore Mallory Comerford for the title. On the fifth day of competition, Ledecky, with Leah Smith, Mallory Comerford, and Melanie Margalis won gold in the 4200-meter freestyle relay. She subsequently announced her withdrawal from the 1500 and 200-meter freestyle due to illness.[81]. [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. Catholic faith anchors U.S. Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky At the National Championships, she finished first in the 400-, 800- and 1500-meter freestyle, and second in the 200-meter freestyle. On the fourth day of the Olympic trials, for example, she won the 200 freestyle by a full body length after pulling away in the final 50 meters. Swimming the anchor leg, Ledecky recorded a split of 1:55.64 and the Americans finished with an aggregate time of 7:45.37. Sometimes that happens. Her strength-to-body mass ratio is probably in the top 98%.. In the final, she joined Simone Manuel, Abbey Weitzeil, and Dana Vollmer and recorded a split of 52.79, helping the team earn a silver medal (behind Australia) with a time of 3:31.89, a new national record for the United States. This is something really, really special.. A week after she obliterated the 1500m short-course record, Katie Ledecky broke another - this time in the 800m as she stormed to victory at the FINA World Cup in Indianapolis.. To no surprise, Ledecky, who first broke the world record in the event in 2013, recorded the worlds top time in the event this year on the way to another victory. [47] Twenty-nine minutes later, Ledecky qualified 6th in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:56.76. While Michael Phelps and his fighter-jet wingspan already have passed history by with a record 22 medals . Katie Ledecky (@katieledecky) Instagram photos and videos [33] Anchor Missy Franklin overtook Australian Alicia Coutts in the last 200 meters, giving the US the gold. Gemmell warned other men in the training camp to be ready for Ledecky to beat them. She settled for the silver this time in 3:57.36, the fourth-fastest time ever recorded. [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. A seven-time Olympic gold medalist and record-breaking swimmer, 24-year-old Katie Ledecky is one of the most decorated Olympic athletes from the Tokyo games. [42] Ledecky lapped three competitors in the final and finished 27.33 seconds ahead of silver medalist Boyle. She had a smile that seemed bigger than her diminutive frame, swim cap pulled over her ears and enthusiastic post-race analyses captured on home movies. Ledecky passed Quadarella and pulled away in the final 50 meters to win by 1.41 seconds. 422 posts. She doesnt have Phelps attention-grabbing build that included an 80-inch wingspan and size-14 feet that seemed to double as flippers. Ledecky is a 10-time Olympic medalist with seven golds. In the final, she won the gold medal with a world record time of 3:56.46nearly two seconds faster than her previous record from 2014 and almost 5 seconds ahead of the silver medalist, Jazmin Carlin. Fifty-two percent of SwimSwam.com readers voted Ledecky the top swimmer of the decade, ahead of Michael Phelps. General swimmers tend to think that if they can just get their arms around faster and kick their legs faster, they can swim faster. The usual gap for a world record is as thin as an Olympic medal. [16] Her uncle Jon Ledecky is a businessman and a co-owner of the NHL team New York Islanders. 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. Shes also remained remarkably healthy, aside from occasional illnesses, in a sport in which unrelenting training exacts a toll on the body. [112][113][114], Friday June 18, 2021, the sixth day of competition, Ledecky won with a time of 8:16.61 in the prelims heats of the 800-meter freestyle and advanced to the final. She set a time of 15:08.24, breaking the previous world record set by German swimmer Sarah Khler by almost 10 seconds. The stroke thats propelled Ledecky to record after record is connected to another legend. Thank you for your support. At the Texas A&M Invitational in November 2017, Ledecky lowered her American and U.S. Open mark in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 15:03.31. Joined with Mallory Comerford, Kelsi Worrell, and Simone Manuel, Ledecky recorded a split of 53.83, helping the team win gold with a time of 3:31.72, a new national record for the United States. Competing in both events is rare enough. [38], At the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Gold Coast, Australia, Ledecky won five gold medals and broke two world records. [96] In the evening final of the 400 meter freestyle, Ledecky finished first with a time of 4:01.27, securing her first spot on her third US Olympic Team swimming the 400 meter freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Follow. At year's end, Ledecky was named the World Swimmer of the Year and American Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World magazine. The American . 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. The most important expectations are the ones that I have for myself, said Ledecky, who graduated from Stanford with a psychology degree last month. Twice each week, she trained against long-distance swimmers Liam Egan and True Sweetser. [126] She swam a 1:55.34 in the semifinals of the 200 meter freestyle and advanced to the final ranking third overall. [83], Ledecky collected several end-of-decade honors. Shes able to really lean into each arm, Sweetser said. Swimmer Katie Ledecky inspired to 'put a smile on someone's face' as On the first day of competition, Ledecky led Australian Ariarne Titmus into the final wall of the 400-meter freestyle final before fading to second. With four golds, Ledecky expanded her career World Championships medal haul to 22, passing Natalie Coughlin for most for a female swimmer. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, convincing victory during the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, U.S. swimming trials bring some clarity for athletes after a year of uncertainty, Skateboard phenom Nyjah Huston, a rising Olympic star, blends in on SoCal streets, Elliott: Allyson Felixs desire to win gold on the Olympic stage continues to shine bright, Mikaela Shiffrin wins gold in giant slalom for seventh world title, Bass chief of staff says hell avoid Olympics issues for a year. [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. And perhaps thats the greatest mystery of all. The quiet 15-year-old usually kept up with the men, who noticed fearlessness and poise that belied her youth.
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