She has recognition of these things in the middle of a race and can make an adjustment. [131], Following the Olympic Games on September 22nd, Ledecky announced her intention to train with coach Anthony Nesty at the University of Florida. Some days she left him absolutely demolished and approached record paces in the middle of exhausting workouts. Ledecky trailed Quadarella into the final wall. Ledecky's success has earned her Swimming World's Female World Swimmer of the Year a record-breaking five times. Ledecky opened the Trials with a win and meet record in the 400-meter freestyle (3:58.98). Ledecky's winning time was over six seconds quicker than American teammate and silver medalist Cierra Runge. 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. 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. During their next training session, he recalled, she said, Weve got to get our 40. She did. Theres a decades worth of underwater video too. Her wins came in the 200-, 400-, 800-, and 1500-meter freestyle and the 4200-meter freestyle. 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. Katie Ledecky is the only female American competitive swimmer who owns most medals and holds the record in 400, 800, and 1500-meter freestyles, 500, 1000, and 1650-yard freestyle events. [15] She was raised Catholic. Her win was made even more impressive by the fact that, per her Team USA . And not even appearing winded? [19], In December 2016, Ledecky was chosen as one of the sponsors of the US Navy aircraft carrier USSEnterprise alongside gymnast Simone Biles. The 800? [61] On the meet's third day, she won the 400-yard individual medley in a new American record of 3:57.68 before finishing second to teammate Simone Manuel in the 200-yard freestyle with a personal best time less than a half hour later. 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. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Ledecky won two gold medals and two silver medals, making her the most decorated U.S. female athlete for a second straight Summer Olympics. Ledecky sometimes texts her mother, Mary Gen, or brother, Michael, after a particularly good set. [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. Shes doing what everybody else does. Gemmell warned other men in the training camp to be ready for Ledecky to beat them. Shes just doing it better than everybody else.. During a stint at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., in early 2016, Conor Dwyer, a two-time Olympian, engaged in a friendly contest with Ledecky jumping onto flat surfaces at increasing heights. The process trumped everything. Ledecky passed Quadarella and pulled away in the final 50 meters to win by 1.41 seconds. At the Ohio State Invitational in November 2016, Ledecky lowered her American and U.S. Open marks in the women's 500-yard freestyle and 1650-yard freestyle.[60]. 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. [71], Following another undefeated dual meet season, Ledecky earned Swimmer of the Meet honors for the second straight year at the Pac-12 Championships in Federal Way, sweeping the 500-yard freestyle, 400-yard individual medley, and 200-yard freestyle. [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. [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. (Photo: JIM SHORIN/isiphotos.com, Graphic: KATRINA LIOU/The Stanford Daily) By Inyoung Choi. Katie Ledecky on her Tokyo wins, mental health and gender - PBS I really havent had too many of those over the past couple months, so thats a good thing.. The next day, Ledecky lowered her own mark again in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:25.15. [34], Ledecky scored more points than any other swimmer to earn the FINA trophy for best female swimmer of the meet.[35]. 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The swim was the fifth-fastest in history and earned Ledecky the 28 fastest times in the distance. Swimming the anchor leg again, Ledecky provided the fastest split of the field (1:53.74) to turn a 0.89-second deficit into a 1.84-second victory, stopping the clock at 7:43.03.[56]. The biggest question when she knifes through the water usually isnt whether shes going to touch the wall first, but how many body lengths shell be in front of the second-place finisher. 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. More recently, in the 1,500 at the Olympic trials, again, except . The Untold Truth Of Katie Ledecky. What makes Katie Ledecky the most dominant Olympic swimmer? The next morning, Ledecky struggled through her preliminary heat of the 1500-meter freestyle despite qualifying first for the event's final. It might be easy to brush off the prediction as a fluke, but chance doesnt play much of a role when Ledecky is involved. Maybe the explanation is unknowable. Swimmer Katie Ledecky inspired to 'put a smile on someone's face' as [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. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest Olympians and the greatest female swimmer of all time.[5][6]. On the final day of competition, she reset her world record in the 800-meter freestyle, clocking a time of 8:06.68. She won 10 Olympic medals, 7 of which were gold. Katie Ledecky joining Florida Gators as volunteer swimming coach - ESPN.com Winning both? Sometimes that happens. Katie Ledecky, left, finishes the womens 400-meter freestyle final far ahead of silver medal winner Leah Smith, right, during the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on July 23, 2017. Dean Boxall on THAT celebration after Ariarne Titmus beat Katie Ledecky 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. All of this feeds Ledeckys ability to do things in the pool that arent normal. [48], In her only event on the fourth day of competition, the 200-meter freestyle, Ledecky won her third gold medal of the meet, winning in a time of 1:55.16. Shes not doing some special strength program that nobody else knows about. Ledecky has plenty, starting with the hip turn and core that provide much of her power. (RNS) Katie Ledecky has no obvious physiological advantages as a swimmer. She broke the existing mark by five seconds. [23], At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska (her first senior national competition), Ledecky made the Olympic team by placing first in the 800-meter freestyle with a time of 8:19.78, which was over two seconds ahead of second-place finisher Kate Ziegler. [32] The hard-fought race saw Ledecky overcome Dane Lotte Friis in the final few hundred meters after losing the lead at the 300-meter mark and included a final 50 split of 29.47. The questions pile up too. 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). Shes always trying to maximize her performance so theres nothing left in the tank. God? 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. Katie Ledecky is the most decorated of female swimmer in history with six individual Olympic gold medals and 14 individual long course world titles to date. Katie Ledecky | Biography, Olympic Medals, Records, & Facts I promise this isnt because Im getting my butt kicked.. Im willing to bet she has a V02 max thats better than anybody else on the face of the earth, Robinson said, referring to the maximum amount of oxygen a person uses while exercising. [111] Ledecky won the 200 meter and 1500 meter freestyle finals in a time span of about 70 minutes as well as collecting her medal at the 200 meter freestyle medal ceremony and eating a snack. 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. 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. Then it did. 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 has an uncanny ability to remain herself, not flinch in the face of scrutiny and focus on the task at hand. [29] In the final, Ledecky stunned the field, winning gold by more than four seconds, with a time of 8:14.63, the then second-fastest effort of all time just behind Rebecca Adlington's world record of 8:14.10 set in 2008. At the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis, Ledecky helped lead Stanford to its first team title since 1998. They swam identical workouts. At the 2016 United States Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, Ledecky won the 200-, 400- and 800-meter freestyles to qualify for her second Olympic team. [30] In addition, she broke Janet Evans' American record of 8:16.22 that had stood since 1989. 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]. 3x U.S. Olympic Swimmer (2012, 2016, 2021) 7x Olympic Gold Medalist 19x World Champion Stanford grad #TeamTYR - Katie@teamwass.com. 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. Aussie Terminator takes out Katie Ledecky in first Olympics matchup 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). [109][111] She swam a 1:55.11 in the 200 meter freestyle. Thats whats allowing her to get such a good grab of the water and have such good force generation per stroke.. . The five-time Olympic gold medalist owns world records in the 400-, 800-, and 1,500-meter freestyles. She has won seven Olympic gold medals and 19 world championship gold medals, the most in history for a female swimmer. [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). Is she tall for the average person? In between London and Rio, Ledecky quietly became the world's most dominant swimmer no longer just a distance specialist. Katie just dives in headfirst and really forces you to get the most out of practice. 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. She has the 24 fastest swims of all time. [90], On Thursday May 20, 2021, at the Longhorn Aquatics Elite Invite Ledecky won the long course 100 meter freestyle final by one one-hundredth of a second in a time of 53.82 with second place going to Simone Manuel. Shes not doing some special strength program that nobody else knows about. But the more coaches and trainers and competitors grasp for answers, the more the reality comes into focus. [105][106] Later the same day in the evening semifinals for the 200 meter freestyle, Ledecky finished first with a time of 1:55.83. Catholic faith anchors U.S. Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky Katie Ledecky has a height of 6'0" (1.83 m). [41], On the meet's final day, Ledecky set her fifth world record of the year, lowering her record in the 1500-meter freestyle by nearly six seconds with a time of 15:28.36. The world record margin for the 12 other individual events in the Olympic program is 0.44%. Sports, however, bring a desire for answers, for numbers, for specifics, especially for someone whose accomplishments almost have become disorienting. Katie Ledecky heads to Tokyo Olympics - The Washington Post Some of the boys said, Jon, get her out of our lanes. 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. Do not let it pass over you., Subscribers get early access to this story. Katie Ledecky hugs Erica Sullivan after winning the womens 1500 freestyle during the second wave of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials on June 16 in Omaha, Neb. Were offering L.A. Times subscribers first access to our best journalism. She won three individual gold medals at the 2013 World Championships,. With three individual titles, Ledecky became the first swimmer to win the 200, 400 and 800 m freestyle at the same Olympics since Debbie Meyer did so in 1968 in Mexico City. 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. Her face was red. Competing in both events is rare enough. She wasnt a great puller. Having already set 11 world records, she is a favorite to win at the Rio Olympics in the women's 200-, 400- and. She also holds the fastest-ever times in the women's 500-, 1000-, and 1650-yard freestyle events. Rio 2016 Olympics: Katie Ledecky already a step ahead of - Telegraph [45], In the heats of the 1500-meter freestyle on the second day of competition, Ledecky broke her own world record in a time of 15:27.71. [97][98][99][100] This accomplishment was highlighted by various news outlets including NBC Sports, Newsweek, and USA Today. Fifty-two percent of SwimSwam.com readers voted Ledecky the top swimmer of the decade, ahead of Michael Phelps. The next day, Ledecky anchored for Team USA in the women's 4x200 freestyle relay, winning a silver medal alongside teammates Allison Schmitt, Paige Madden, and Katie McLaughlin behind China. Ledecky concluded the meet with a win in the 800-meter freestyle, her fifth-straight title in the event across Olympics and World Championships. Katie Ledecky Wins Her 1st Gold In Tokyo, Reflects On The - NPR 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. 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. 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. [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. Dwyer topped out at 40 inches. In that race, with the exception of the first 100 and final 50 meters, every 50-meter split was between 30.22 and 30.85 seconds. Shes not doing it for the adulation, shes not doing it for the title of the worlds greatest swimmer, the coach said. 422 posts. [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). About 18 months before the London Olympics, Suguiyama suggested that Ledecky adopt the gallop. Katie Ledecky (@katieledecky) Instagram photos and videos Katie Ledecky Moves Training Base to University of Florida Ledecky's supremacy is not born of any freakish physiological gifts such as Phelps' enormous wingspan or double jointed ankles. Or perhaps the answer is more basic. 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Her 3:57.36 on Sunday was the second-fastest she . Raising gold: Katie Ledecky's journey to becoming an Olympic gold Her gold was the first international medal of her career, earning her the 2012 Best Female Performance of the Year and Breakout Performer of the Year at the Golden Goggle Awards. The stories pile up. Most of the time she didnt. Shes swimming in full dude territory, he said. [135] Ledecky earned FINA's female swimmer of the meet trophy for a third time. Ledecky, who could reach only 21 inches a few years earlier, reached a personal-best 39 inches. [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). [138], Ledecky joined Claire Weinstein, Leah Smith, and Bella Sims on the U.S. 4x200 freestyle relay on day five. Turned out a bigger foe lurked behind him: the pace clock. [55], Ledecky claimed her third gold in the 4200-meter freestyle relay, with Allison Schmitt, Leah Smith, and Maya DiRado. 578K followers. Shes kind of a freak athlete. 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. But she was always bouncing up and down, really bouncy in the water and I think you can swim better than that.. Ledecky is the world record holder in the women's 800- and 1500-meter freestyle (both long course and short course) as well as the former world record holder in the women's 400-meter freestyle (long course). Ledecky made her first splash in international swimming after her freshman year at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in . Each month, she sends practice video to Russell Mark, a former rocket scientist who is USA Swimmings national team performance manager. She got her degree instead", "What's Next For Super Olympian Katie Ledecky? Inside the 24-year-old Katie Ledecky's decision to leave Stanford and join elite training partners and a new coach in Anthony Nesty at the University of Florida, ahead of Paris 2024. In the 400-yard individual medley, Ledecky broke Katinka Hossz's all-time record by one-hundredth of a second, finishing in 3:56.53. She became the first woman to win four individual gold medals at a single Pan Pacific Championship.

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