The world’s fastest female swimmer, Katie Ledecky, chatted about her latest endeavors. She is a three-time American Olympian.
At the Olympic level, she has won 10 medals (seven of which are gold), and at the long-course World Championship level, she has earned 22 medals (19 of which are gold).
On November 30, Ledecky won the women’s 800 meter race at the Toyota U.S. Open with a time of 8:13.90, and she simultaneously punched her ticket for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials, which will take place in Indianapolis.
“I am happy with that. The first long course swim of the year, and I’m about where I thought I would be,” Ledecky reflected about that race.
On her 2022 Golden Goggle nominations, Ledecky said, “It’s great. It’s fun to celebrate the team from World Championships and raise some money for the USA Swimming Foundation.”
Last week, Ledecky won big at the Golden Goggle Awards, where she took home hardware for “Female Athlete,” “Female Race,” and “Relay Performance of the Year.”
Recently, Ledecky shattered a world record in the short course pool in the women’s 1,500 meter freestyle race (by nearly 10 seconds). “It was great,” she admitted. ” I was really happy with those performances and it was a good start to the season.”
Although she may not be competing at Short Course Worlds in Melbourne, Australia, Ledecky revealed that she will be competing at the Toyota U.S. Open in Greensboro, North Carolina.
On the title of the current chapter of her life, Ledecky said, “Keep It Moving.” “A great coach, Jon Urbanchek, and a great friend of mine has always said ‘keep it moving.’ I am always trying to move forward,” she explained.
Regarding her definition of the word success, Ledecky remarked, “Accomplishing my goals, and being really happy where I am at, and loving the sport.”
On her favorite mottos to live by, she responded, “We have this motto in our family: take the lead, keep the lead and that has been passed down.” “I try to lead by example and get out to a good start in my races too,” she said.
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