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Katie Ledecky Parents: Meet Mary And David Ledecky: Katie Ledecky, officially known as Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky is an American competitive swimmer.
She developed a passion for swimming at a younger age and began swimming at the age of 6 due to the influence of Michael (brother), and her mother, who swam for the University of New Mexico.
At age 15, Ledecky made her international debut at the 2012 London Olympic Games and unexpectedly won the gold medal in the women’s 800-meter freestyle.
At the 2016 Olympic Games, Ledecky left Rio de Janeiro as the most decorated female athlete with 4 gold medals, a silver medal, and 2 world records.
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At the 2020 Olympic Games, she emerged as the most decorated U.S. female athlete and became the first American female swimmer to win an individual event in three straight Olympiads.
In 2023, she won gold in the 800-meter World Championship, becoming the only swimmer (male or female) to win 6 World Championship gold medals in the same event.
At this time of writing (Sunday, July 30, 2023), Ledecky has won 46 medals (36 golds, 9 silvers, and 1 bronze) in major international competitions and has broken sixteen world records.
This feat spans the Summer Olympics, World Championships, and Pan Pacific Championships. The 46 medals include 7 Olympic gold medals and 21 world championship gold medals, the most in history for a female swimmer
Her 6 individual gold medals at the Olympics, 16 individual gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships, and 26 overall medals at the World Aquatics Championships are records in women’s swimming
She’s the world record holder in the women’s 800- and 1500-meter freestyle (both long course and short course), and former world record holder in the women’s 400-meter freestyle (long course).
Ledecky holds the fastest-ever times in the women’s 500-, 1000-, and 1650-yard freestyle events. She’s widely regarded as one of the greatest Olympians and the greatest female swimmer of all time.
Her success has earned her Swimming World’s Female World Swimmer of the Year a record-breaking five times. She was also named Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year in 2017 and 2022.
Ledecky was again named international female Champion of Champions by L’Équipe 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.
Katie Ledecky Parents: Meet Mary And David Ledecky
Katie Ledecky was born in Washington, D.C. to and raised in the suburb of Bethesda, Maryland by his parents; David Ledecky (father) and Mary Gen Ledecky (mother).
Though she’s famous, there’s no relevant information regarding her parents as their name, date of birth, age, and occupation are unknown at this time of writing. However, her mother swam for the University of New Mexico.
Source: Ghgossip.com
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