Katie Ledecky

Ledecky Wins 1650 at Tom Dolan Invitational

Full Name:	Katie Ledecky
Born:	March 17th, 1997
	Washington, DC
Nationality:	USA
Status:	Active

Katie Ledecky in the most dominant distance swimmer in history. She is a 3-time Olympian, 7-time Olympic champion and 16-time world champion. Two world records, four world championships, one Olympic gold. All before she passed her driver's license test. Born in Washington, D.C. in 1997, Kathleen Ledecky (Katie, for short) did not waste much time before beginning her already-legendary swimming career. She started swimming at age 6, following in her older brother Michael’s footsteps. Personal Ledecky grew up in Bethesda, Maryland and attended Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart. She trained with Nation’s Capital Swim Club, where she was first coached by Yuri Suguiyama, followed by Bruce Gemmel after Yuri's departure to Cal. International Competition 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials Ledecky exploded onto the U.S. swimming scene in 2012 at the Olympic Trials, where she was the youngest swimmer at the meet. She quickly claimed her spot in the future of American swimming by winning the 800 freestyle and finishing third in the 400 and ninth in the 200. 2012 Olympic Games A few weeks later, she surprised her country and the world with a gold medal finish in the 800 freestyle at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Her time of 8:14.63 was incredibly close to …

Ledecky Wins 1650 at Tom Dolan Invitational

The newfound 14-year old superstar Katie Ledecky debuted at the 2011 version of the Tom Dolan Invitational, one of the…

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Katie Ledecky Breaks National Age Group Records in 500, 1000 Freestyles

14-year old Katie Ledecky of the Curl Burke Swim Club is on fire at this weekend’s National Age Group Challenge…

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Katie Ledecky

Ledecky Wins 1650 at Tom Dolan Invitational

Katie Ledecky Breaks National Age Group Records in 500, 1000 Freestyles

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