A post shared by Katie Ledecky (@katieledecky). On the fifth day of competition, Ledecky, with Missy Franklin, Leah Smith, and Katie McLaughlin won gold in the 4200-meter freestyle relay. Thats whats allowing her to get such a good grab of the water and have such good force generation per stroke.. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest Olympians and the greatest female swimmer of all time.[5][6]. 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. [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. [34], Ledecky scored more points than any other swimmer to earn the FINA trophy for best female swimmer of the meet.[35]. Shes able to really lean into each arm, Sweetser said. The five-time Olympic gold medalist owns world records in the 400-, 800-, and 1,500-meter freestyles. General swimmers tend to think that if they can just get their arms around faster and kick their legs faster, they can swim faster. 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. She subsequently announced her withdrawal from the 1500 and 200-meter freestyle due to illness.[81]. But can I please just watch? Then theres the sheer efficiency of how her body works. Nature versus nurture? Rio Olympics: Katie Ledecky dominating in run-up to Games View Photos Bethesda teen will swim four events in Rio. (Charlie Neibergall / Associated Press) Michael Phelps, the 28-time. Shes not doing some special strength program that nobody else knows about. What happened took everyone by surprise. A combination of protein (like chicken, steak, or salmon) and a carb (like rice, vegetable, or pasta) rounds out her day. 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. But she shows gratitude and appreciation and keeps people coming back to get their heads kicked in.. She won a fourth gold in her final individual event, the 800-meter freestyle. During the 201617 NCAA season, Ledecky set 12 NCAA records and nine American records while swimming as a freshman for Stanford University. Some said it would never happen. But the time was almost five seconds off Ledeckys world record set in Rio. But her career is also a two-way conversation. Dwyer topped out at 40 inches. Its just her commitment and desire for getting better.. 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. Her strength-to-body mass ratio is probably in the top 98%.. What stood out to me was nothing stood out physically, he said. The traits, at least individually, arent uncommon in elite swimmers. This started as a child. Somehow she makes this look easy. 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. Take the 400 freestyle final at the trials. 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. [87] Ledecky withdrew from the 800-meter freestyle race due to illness. [93], On the second day, June 14, 2021, Ledecky competed in the prelims of the 400 meter freestyle in the morning, swimming a 4:03.07, ranking 1st out of all prelims heats, and advancing to the final in the evening. 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. 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. About 18 months before the London Olympics, Suguiyama suggested that Ledecky adopt the gallop. Were content to enjoy the gift. They were called watch times.. 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). One key is obsessive attention to detail. 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. Because of her analytical approach to training, she knows almost exactly how the race is going to go, Sweetser said. Ledecky's winning time was over six seconds quicker than American teammate and silver medalist Cierra Runge. 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.. 422 posts. 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. Competing in both events is rare enough. [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. You just watch the force that she pulls with and its way, way different., Laguna Beachs Nyjah Huston brings a fierce commitment to training to a rebellious sport, making the skateboarder a star to watch in the Tokyo Olympics. 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. Shes swimming in full dude territory, he said. Notably, in the semifinals the day prior, Ledecky recorded the top time in the semifinals with a time of 1:54.69. She was swimming like most classic female distance swimmers, Suguiyama later told the American Swimming Coaches Assn. She was just doing what Jon was saying.. 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. Ledecky opened the Trials with a win and meet record in the 400-meter freestyle (3:58.98). [51] At the conclusion of the week, Ledecky was named the female swimmer of the meet. An iron will? Or perhaps the answer is more basic. Swimming the anchor leg, Ledecky recorded a split of 1:54.02, and the Americans finished with an aggregate time of 7:43.39. [77], In July 2018, at the US National Swimming Championships, Ledecky qualified for the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships by finishing first in the 200-,[78] 400-, and 800-meter freestyle.[79]. 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. [97][98][99][100] This accomplishment was highlighted by various news outlets including NBC Sports, Newsweek, and USA Today. I think I do a pretty good job of sticking to those and not seeing what kinds of medal counts or times that people are throwing out about what I could accomplish if everything goes perfectly.. [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. 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. She broke the existing mark by five seconds. Ledecky made her first splash in international swimming after her freshman year at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in . 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. 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. Hideki Takagi, a professor at the University of Tsukuba in Japan focused on the hydrodynamics and biomechanics of swimming, underlined the importance of this trait. She also took bronze in the 200-meter freestyle and silver in the 4x200-meter freestyle. Katie just dives in headfirst and really forces you to get the most out of practice. [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. 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. At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, Ledecky won five gold medals and broke three world records. 883 following. 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. 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. [107], On day 4, June 16, she won both the 200m and 1500m freestyle finals in the evening. But everybody feels that.. [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. This is something really, really special.. Dinner. Theres a lot of noise, said Janet Evans, the four-time Olympic gold medalist who is considered one of the greatest distance swimmers in history and now works as the chief athlete officer for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Committee. Katie Ledecky, byname of Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky, (born March 17, 1997, Washington, D.C., U.S.), American swimmer who was one of the sport's dominant freestylers in the early 21st century, breaking numerous records. 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. Ledecky won freestyle golds as a 16-year-old in the 2013 World Championships in the 400m, 800m, 1,500m and the 4x200m, following her first place in the 800m in London 2012. "Katie Ledecky is the student that takes 20 credits a semester at Harvard and gets a 4.0 every semester -- and nobody likes that person," said Elizabeth Beisel, a 2012 Olympic silver and bronze . Shes not doing some special strength program that nobody else knows about. That performance burned into the coachs memory. Is it her training? 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. [15] She was raised Catholic. The process trumped everything. [11][12][13][14] Ledecky's mother is of Irish descent. In between London and Rio, Ledecky quietly became the world's most dominant swimmer no longer just a distance specialist. Ledecky is the first swimmer to win the 200-, 400-, 800- and 1500-meter freestyles in a major competition. The American . Katie Ledecky. [44] Ledecky was also named the female swimmer of the meet. Critics arent satisfied, Olympic snowboarders accuse USOPC, national federation of sex trafficking in lawsuit, Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier take pairs gold at U.S. [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. But Ledecky doesnt just beat records, she transforms them. I really havent had too many of those over the past couple months, so thats a good thing.. 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]. The girl couldnt make it across the pool. Just over an hour later, Ledecky took third in the 200-meter freestyle (1:55.15), finishing behind Canada's Taylor Ruck (1:54.44) and Japan's Rikako Ikee (1:54.85). Katie Ledekcy won two golds and two silvers at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 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. 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. Her time of 7:57.42 surpassed Mireia Belmonte's mark from 2013.[142]. They realized the goals, lofty as they might seem for a teenager, were too pedestrian. Shes really activating her core and that allows her upper body to connect to her lower body and when you put those two together, it gives her really great timing and great catch, said Elizabeth Nagle, an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh who studies aquatic physiology. That shows a mastery. Some of the boys said, Jon, get her out of our lanes. [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. She doesnt have an unusually long torso or long arms or large hands. Ledecky concluded the meet with a win in the 800-meter freestyle, her fifth-straight title in the event across Olympics and World Championships. The next day, Ledecky lowered her own mark again in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:25.15. Fifty-two percent of SwimSwam.com readers voted Ledecky the top swimmer of the decade, ahead of Michael Phelps. Coming Sunday: Home subscribers will receive the Los Angeles Times 24-page Olympic preview section, your guide to the upcoming Games. There were days where I wanted to tap my dad and say, Hey, can I just watch? Gemmell said. Ledecky breaking an arm in fourth grade, but jumping back into the pool with a cast. May 4, 2020, 8:23 p.m. Five days after she turned 23, Katie Ledecky '20 . She wasnt a great puller. 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.. The stories pile up. And perhaps thats the greatest mystery of all. 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. Her body measurement is 34-24-35 inches. Two days later, she recorded a time of 1:54.88 en route to winning the 200-meter freestyle. They review the video together, as much for what he notices as her feedback. There are technical explanations: her aerobic system using oxygen with extraordinary efficiency, while her anaerobic system generates explosive bursts of energy. Her world records came in the 400- and 1500-meter freestyles, with times of 3:58.37 and 15:28.36, respectively. Katie Ledecky reacts after competing in the womens 800-meter freestyle final during the U.S. Olympic trials at CHI Health Center on June 19 in Omaha, Neb. In the 400-meter freestyle, Ledecky set her third world record of the year by breaking Federica Pellegrini's 2009 world record of 3:59.15 with a time of 3:58.86. 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Katie Ledecky was born on 17 March 1997 in Washington, DC, United States. 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]. Katie wants to win by the most massive margin possible, but I dont think she wants to break anyones soul like Michael Jordan did. [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). Shes kind of a freak athlete. She set a time of 15:08.24, breaking the previous world record set by German swimmer Sarah Khler by almost 10 seconds. Huske won the race and set an American record in the event. On the meet's first day, she recorded the team's fastest split to lower the 800-yard freestyle relay record to 6:45.91 with Manuel, Neal, and Eastin. For lengthy races like the 1,500 meters, this must remain constant for more than 15 minutes. 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. Or Mark finding Ledecky eating alone in the dining hall at the London Olympics the day of her 800 freestyle final, appearing as calm as a seasoned veteran. [58] Ledecky was also the 2nd most decorated Olympian at the 2016 games behind Michael Phelps (5 golds, 1 silver).[59]. She has an uncanny ability to remain herself, not flinch in the face of scrutiny and focus on the task at hand. With her pair of swims in the 800-meter freestyle, Ledecky took control of the top 11 fastest times in the event's history. Ledecky provided the US with an early lead, swimming the first leg in a personal best of 1:56.32. When Ledecky isn't training, she doesn't stray much from her . 578k Followers, 883 Following, 422 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Katie Ledecky (@katieledecky) katieledecky. [88] Ledecky did not compete at any other events during 2020. Ledecky's fastest time in the 400 freestyle is the world record time, 3:56.46, set in her gold medal-winning performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She has won seven Olympic gold medals and 19 world championship gold medals, the most in history for a female swimmer. If any single item is responsible for her transformation, the grueling sessions away from television cameras and autograph-seeking fans might be it. David Marsh, an assistant on the team who served as the womens coach in 2016, recalled coaches gathering when Ledecky swam. 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[109][111] She swam a 1:55.11 in the 200 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. The 1,500? Athlete. Katie Ledecky's height is 6 feet tall and her body weight is 73 kilograms. [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. Four years later, she was a record holder and medal. Genetics? 'In 2016 she was 16. Mary Gen Ledecky, who swam in college, encouraged her daughter to write down goals. Maybe the explanation is unknowable. [115][116] The following day in the final, Ledecky won with a time of 8:14.62 and qualified to swim the 800 meter freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics for the United States.[117][118]. Were offering L.A. Times subscribers first access to our best journalism. Sims anchored the team to a championship record time of 7:41.45. Is she tall for the average person? [141], The following week at the World Cup's Indianapolis stop, Ledecky broke the world record in the 800m short course freestyle. At just 19 years old, Katie Ledecky is the most dominant swimmer in the world. So did Phelps asymmetrical stroke thats known as galloping or loping and is common among high-level men. She wasnt great at skills or drills we would try and teach her. The team lowered its previous record with a time of 3:07.61, securing a 526.5366 decision over runner-up California-Berkeley, the largest championship margin of victory since 2003. [76], Ledecky signed her first sponsorship deal with TYR Sport, Inc. on June 8, 2018. She feels water better than anyone else has ever felt water, Barbini said. [129] She finished the final in 15:37.34, but her record from the prelim round still holds. She has no long torso, no wide wingspan . Ledecky's supremacy is not born of any freakish physiological gifts such as Phelps' enormous wingspan or double jointed ankles. 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. On the third day, Ledecky defeated Titmus wire-to-wire in the 400-meter freestyle.[80]. But the more coaches and trainers and competitors grasp for answers, the more the reality comes into focus. As a freestyle swimmer, Katie possesses fifteen World gold medals, five Olympic golds, and 14 Pan Pacifics. 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. 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. [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. Still recovering from illness, Ledecky qualified second the next day for the final of the 800-meter freestyle. In the final, Ledecky swam to an early lead before Italian swimmer Simona Quadarella took over midway through the race. How fast would Torri Huske, the 18-year-old phenom headed to Stanford this fall, swim in the 100 butterfly final? During the summers prior to 2012, she swam for Palisades Swim Team in Cabin John, Maryland. She got her degree instead", "What's Next For Super Olympian Katie Ledecky? [72], At the NCAA Championships, Ledecky won the 500 and 1650-yard freestyle events by record margins and anchored the winning 800-yard freestyle relay team of Katie Drabot, Brooke Forde, and Ella Eastin. We dont clamor for such answers while admiring a sopranos voice or an actors ability to make us weep. We want to know what transformed that girl who couldnt make it across the pool? At year's end, Ledecky was named the World Swimmer of the Year and American Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine. Theres a decades worth of underwater video too. 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. In a video posted on social media last summer, Ledecky placed a glass of chocolate milk on her head, then swam the length of the pool. And Katie's got tiny feet, too. The world record margin for the 12 other individual events in the Olympic program is 0.44%. Some of these things that might have come naturally and unconsciously when she was 16, now its conscious, Mark said. Her world records came in the 800- and 1500-meter freestyles. A lot of people have the tendency to want to protect themselves in their training, Sweetser said. Ledecky concluded the championships with another gold medal in the 1500-meter freestyle, winning by a margin of 21.11-seconds (15:38.97). At the Olympic trials last month, Greg Meehan, Ledeckys coach who leads the Stanford womens swimming program and the womens Olympic team, asked for a prediction. [84] Readers of The London Evening Standard voted Ledecky the International Sportswoman of the Decade. [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). [27] At 15 years, 4 months, and 10 days, she was the youngest American participant at the 2012 Olympic Games.[28]. When she started working with Gemmell in 2012, she could not .
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