NANTERRE, France (AP) — Every year on Aug. 3, Katie Ledecky is reminded of her first Olympic gold medal. She was just 15 years old, a reserved high schooler who had surprisingly made the U.S. swim team for the London Games. Then she went out and shocked the world, beating everyone in the...
NANTERRE, France (AP) — It wasn’t the medal Katie Ledecky would’ve preferred. Still, it was good enough for the record books. Katie Ledecky, of the United States, smiles after winning the women's 1500-meter freestyle final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, in Nanterre, France....
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — If all goes according to plan, Katie Ledecky will not be swimming four individual events at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Katie Ledecky gives a thumbs up after a Women's 1500 freestyle preliminary heat Tuesday, June 18, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. (AP...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Katie Ledecky is heading to her fourth Olympics, an accomplishment that seemed unimaginable when she was a 15-year-old kid in London. Katie Ledecky reacts after winning the Women's 400 freestyle finals Saturday, June 15, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. (AP...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky cruised to victory in the women's 400m freestyle Thursday, Jan. 11, her second win in as many nights at the Pro Swim series meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee. Katie Ledecky looks on after finishing the Women's 400 Meter Freestyle...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Katie Ledecky launched the Olympic year with another dominant victory in the women's 1,500m freestyle on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at the Pro Swim series meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee. Katie Ledecky looks on after competing in the Women's 1500 Meter Freestyle on Day 1 of the TYR Pro...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Canadian teen Summer McIntosh clocked a meet-record 3min 59.42sec to win the 400m freestyle at the US Open ahead of American distance great Katie Ledecky. Summer McIntosh gives an interview after winning the Women's 400 Meter Freestyle Final on day 2 of the Toyota US Open on...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Seven-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky eased to victory in the 800-meter freestyle on Wednesday, Nov. 29, in the opening race of the US Open Swimming Championships at Greensboro, North Carolina. Katie Ledecky warms up before the Women's 800 Meter Freestyle Final on...
FUKUOKA (AFP) -- Katie Ledecky won a record-extending 20th gold at swimming's world championships on Tuesday, July 25, but Romanian sensation David Popovici fell flat, missing out on a medal after an "awful" performance. *(Left to right) Silver medallist Italy's Simona Quadarella, gold medallist...
USA's Caeleb Dressel competes in the final of the men's 100m butterfly swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on July 31, 2021. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) Caeleb Dressel set a new 100m butterfly world record to grab his third gold medal in Tokyo...
USA's Kathleen Ledecky reacts after winning a semifinal of the women's 200m freestyle swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on July 27, 2021. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) US star Katie Ledecky will seek revenge against Australian rival Ariarne...
Gold medallist Australia's Ariarne Titmus poses with their medal after the final of the women's 400m freestyle swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on July 26, 2021. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) Australia's Ariarne Titmus won a thrilling 400m...
