When did Katie Ledecky first go to the Olympics?
Katie Ledecky is an American professional swimmer who has won five Olympic gold medals. She has also won 14 World Championships and holds the world records in the 400-, 800-, and 1500-meter freestyle (long course) races, as well as the fastest-ever times in the women’s 500-, 1000-, and 1650-meter freestyle events. Ledecky, a native of…
Katie Ledecky is an American professional swimmer who has won five Olympic gold medals.
She has also won 14 World Championships and holds the world records in the 400-, 800-, and 1500-meter freestyle (long course) races, as well as the fastest-ever times in the women’s 500-, 1000-, and 1650-meter freestyle events.
Ledecky, a native of Washington, D.C., started swimming when she was six years old.
She showed extraordinary abilities even in high school and eventually became a trainee at the Nation’s Capital Swim Club.
When did Katie Ledecky first go to the Olympics?
She has won 24 gold medals and two silvers in various international competitions over her career, as well as set 14 new world records.
In 2012, Ledecky made her first international appearance and she was successful by her win gold in the 800-meter freestyle at the London Olympics, which surprised many.
In Rio de Janeiro four years later, she won four gold medals, and two silvers, and set two world records.
