Unlike her other races, it was not an easy win for Ledecky, which featured the likes of Missy Franklin and Federica Pellegrini. Most of the time she didnt. Swimming the anchor leg again, Ledecky provided the fastest split of the field (1:53.74) to turn a 0.89-second deficit into a 1.84-second victory, stopping the clock at 7:43.03.[56]. In her first event in Barcelona, the 400-meter freestyle, Ledecky became a world champion for the first time by winning in 3:59.82, setting a new American record and becoming the second-fastest performer of all time in the event.[31]. (Charlie Neibergall / Associated Press) Michael Phelps, the 28-time. 'It's unheard of': How Katie Ledecky excels as both an endurance and [44] Ledecky was also named the female swimmer of the meet. Maybe there isnt a secret. Her Czech-born paternal grandfather Jaromr Ledecky arrived in New York City on September 8, 1947, as a student,[10] later becoming an economist, and married an Ashkenazi Jewish woman named Berta Ruth Greenwald (Ledecky's paternal grandmother) in Brooklyn on December 30, 1956, and through her Ledecky has relatives who were killed in the Holocaust in Europe. Are you willing to push yourself beyond all comprehension or are you not? Nagle said. The next morning, Ledecky struggled through her preliminary heat of the 1500-meter freestyle despite qualifying first for the event's final. That shows a mastery. And Ariarne Titmus, the 20-year-old sensation nicknamed The Terminator, posted the second-best time in history a day earlier at the Australian trials. At just 19 years old, Katie Ledecky is the most dominant swimmer in the world. She broke the existing mark by five seconds. Do not let it pass over you., Subscribers get early access to this story. Katie Ledecky reacts after competing in the womens 800-meter freestyle final during the U.S. Olympic trials at CHI Health Center on June 19 in Omaha, Neb. She certainly is.. She met both. [112][113][114], Friday June 18, 2021, the sixth day of competition, Ledecky won with a time of 8:16.61 in the prelims heats of the 800-meter freestyle and advanced to the final. Katie Ledecky hugs Erica Sullivan after winning the womens 1500 freestyle during the second wave of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials on June 16 in Omaha, Neb. Katie wants to win by the most massive margin possible, but I dont think she wants to break anyones soul like Michael Jordan did, Barbini said. She won gold in the 800-meter and 1,500-meter freestyles in Tokyo, as well as silver medals in the 400-meter and 4x200-meter freestyle events. She is the daughter of David Ledecky and Mary Gen Ledecky. 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[20], In December 2020, she completed the required courses for a bachelor of arts in psychology and minor in political science from Stanford University, [21][22] and graduated in June 2021. Theres no special sauce. Theres a lot of noise, said Janet Evans, the four-time Olympic gold medalist who is considered one of the greatest distance swimmers in history and now works as the chief athlete officer for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Committee. 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On the first day of the meet, Ledecky anchored the 800-yard freestyle relay with a 1:40.28 split to break the NCAA, American, and U.S. Open record in the 800-yard freestyle relay with Lia Neal, Katie Drabot, and Ella Eastin. Ledecky, who has broken the 4-minute barrier in the distance 20 times, thought she had been faster. Katie Ledekcy won two golds and two silvers at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Because of her analytical approach to training, she knows almost exactly how the race is going to go, Sweetser said. [61] On the meet's third day, she won the 400-yard individual medley in a new American record of 3:57.68 before finishing second to teammate Simone Manuel in the 200-yard freestyle with a personal best time less than a half hour later. [88] Ledecky did not compete at any other events during 2020. Despite being in season and swimming multiple events, Ledecky was able to first break the world record in the 1500-meter freestyle with a time of 15:34.23,[36] bettering her previous mark of 15:36.53. [65] In the meet's final event, Ledecky joined Manuel, Neal, and Hu to swim the second leg of Stanford's 400-yard freestyle relay. She wasnt great at skills or drills we would try and teach her. Other than standing 6 feet tall, a couple of inches above the average height for female swimming finalists at the Rio Games, she could blend into a crowd outside of the pool. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Ledecky won two gold medals and two silver medals, making her the most decorated U.S. female athlete for a second straight Summer Olympics. The process trumped everything. Ledecky concluded the meet with a win in the 800-meter freestyle, her fifth-straight title in the event across Olympics and World Championships. Mary Gen Ledecky, who swam in college, encouraged her daughter to write down goals. He can count on one hand the number of times she was floored by a workout. After a year of uncertainty brought on by postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, top U.S. swimmers are ready for some familiarity at the U.S. swim trials. [104] Two events later, she swam a 15:43.10 in the 1500 meter freestyle prelims, ranking as the fastest swimmer of prelims heat, advancing to the final, and setting a new Championship Record over four seconds faster than the previous record she set in 2013. What I found over time what she was great at, though, was her desire to get better. On the fifth day of competition, Ledecky, with Leah Smith, Mallory Comerford, and Melanie Margalis won gold in the 4200-meter freestyle relay. May 4, 2020, 8:23 p.m. Five days after she turned 23, Katie Ledecky '20 . In between London and Rio, Ledecky quietly became the world's most dominant swimmer no longer just a distance specialist. Katie Ledecky - Wikipedia Ledecky is the world record holder in the women's 800- and 1500-meter freestyle (both long course and short course) as well as the former world record holder in the women's 400-meter freestyle (long course). But she shows gratitude and appreciation and keeps people coming back to get their heads kicked in.. But she addressed it and moved forward. The words were matter-of-fact, delivered without a trace of pretense. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest Olympians and the greatest female swimmer of all time.[5][6]. Its a mindset that different to go out as fast as you can without being blatantly reckless.. Swimming the anchor leg, Ledecky erased a 1.2-second deficit going into the final leg of the race, passing Australia's Melanie Schlanger with a 1:54.36 split over the final 200 meters. A combination of protein (like chicken, steak, or salmon) and a carb (like rice, vegetable, or pasta) rounds out her day. [34], Ledecky scored more points than any other swimmer to earn the FINA trophy for best female swimmer of the meet.[35]. 'Gallop' or a 'giddy-up' Once the swimmers emerge from below the surface and. 883 following. Her win was made even more impressive by the fact that, per her Team USA . At the Ohio State Invitational in November 2016, Ledecky lowered her American and U.S. Open marks in the women's 500-yard freestyle and 1650-yard freestyle.[60]. The time that would be a career-making moment for almost any other swimmer surprised her. [111] Ledecky won the 200 meter and 1500 meter freestyle finals in a time span of about 70 minutes as well as collecting her medal at the 200 meter freestyle medal ceremony and eating a snack. They swam identical workouts. The Australian, who beat Ledecky to 400m freestyle gold on Monday, also took victory in Wednesday's 200m freestyle final, with Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey in second and Canada's Penny Olesiak. The goals were adjusted to pursue times that felt a little scary, a little unreasonable, more than a little exciting: 3:56 in the 400 freestyle and 8:05 in the 800 freestyle. [30] In addition, she broke Janet Evans' American record of 8:16.22 that had stood since 1989. On the seventh day of competition, Ledecky completed her World Championships run by winning gold in the 800-meter freestyle in a world record time of 8:07.39, breaking her own record by 3.61 seconds.[44]. The 800? Ledecky trailed Quadarella into the final wall. But can I please just watch? Shes always trying to maximize her performance so theres nothing left in the tank. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. No detail is too small. Shes doing what everybody else does. While Michael Phelps and his fighter-jet wingspan already have passed history by with a record 22 medals . Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky (born March 17, 1997) is an American competitive swimmer. Her 400-meter split was 4:04.34, a personal best for Ledecky in that distance, and would have placed fifth in the individual 400-meter freestyle. Katie Ledecky Moves Training Base to University of Florida I think I do a pretty good job of sticking to those and not seeing what kinds of medal counts or times that people are throwing out about what I could accomplish if everything goes perfectly.. At the 2013 US National Championships, Ledecky qualified to swim in four individual events and the 4200-meter freestyle relay at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain, though she later dropped the 200-meter freestyle from her program. Swimming the third leg, Ledecky passed Australia and Canada to take the lead with the third-fastest split in history (1:53.67). Ledecky made her debut as a professional swimmer on May 16, 2018, at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she beat her old world record in the 1500-meter freestyle, setting a new world record of 15:20.48. [122] Ledecky's time of 3:57.36 was the second-fastest time of her career and fourth-fastest in history. But she acknowledged having the same nerves as any other competitor at the trials and, in all sincerity, said she didnt take making the Tokyo Games for granted. The 1,500? [11][12][13][14] Ledecky's mother is of Irish descent. Ledecky leaves some of the most experienced people in swimming grasping for the secret to her dominance. Barbini noticed the mix of intensity and care thats as much a part of Ledecky as the blazing times. The victories, the records, the head-shaking performances in which her only competition is the clock, are so frequent that they seem as routine as her unassuming comments after each race with history. She won the 200-, 400-, 800- and 1500-meter freestyle races. [93], On the second day, June 14, 2021, Ledecky competed in the prelims of the 400 meter freestyle in the morning, swimming a 4:03.07, ranking 1st out of all prelims heats, and advancing to the final in the evening. With three individual titles, Ledecky became the first swimmer to win the 200, 400 and 800 m freestyle at the same Olympics since Debbie Meyer did so in 1968 in Mexico City. [132][133] Additionally, Ledecky signed on to be a volunteer swim coach for the Florida Gators. [71], Following another undefeated dual meet season, Ledecky earned Swimmer of the Meet honors for the second straight year at the Pac-12 Championships in Federal Way, sweeping the 500-yard freestyle, 400-yard individual medley, and 200-yard freestyle. Ledecky passed Quadarella and pulled away in the final 50 meters to win by 1.41 seconds. Nathan Fenno is a sports enterprise reporter for the Los Angeles Times focused on investigations, features and in-depth stories. During her career, she has broken sixteen world records. "[18], During the championships' closing ceremonies, Ledecky was named the female swimmer of the meet.[43]. Katie Ledecky competes in the womens 1500-meter freestyle during the U.S. Olympic swim trials on June 16 in Omaha, Neb. Katie Ledecky, byname of Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky, (born March 17, 1997, Washington, D.C., U.S.), American swimmer who was one of the sport's dominant freestylers in the early 21st century, breaking numerous records. Im willing to bet she has a V02 max thats better than anybody else on the face of the earth, Robinson said, referring to the maximum amount of oxygen a person uses while exercising. Katie Ledecky competes in the women's 1500-meter freestyle during the U.S. Olympic swim trials on June 16 in Omaha, Neb. Katie Ledecky Height, Weight, Measurements, Bra Size, Wiki, Biography God? Entering the water with a 2.88-second deficit, Ledecky swam the fourth-fastest relay split in history (1:53.84), nearly overtaking Australian Madeline Groves, who touched 0.25 seconds ahead of Ledecky to set a new championship and national record. Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the daily Sports Report newsletter. She won 10 Olympic medals, 7 of which were gold. Her world records came in the 800- and 1500-meter freestyles. Genetics? In the 1500-meter freestyle, Ledecky broke her own world record in a time of 15:25.48. Ledecky was a USA Olympic team member in 2012, 2016, and 2020, and holds the female record for most individual gold medals (14) and overall gold medals (19) at the World Aquatics Championships. Katie Ledecky studied at Stanford University. Katie Ledecky has a height of 6'0" (1.83 m). Her wins came in the 200-, 400-, 800-, and 1500-meter freestyles and the 4200-meter freestyle. That performance burned into the coachs memory. And Katie's got tiny feet, too. She achieved this result less than an hour after swimming the 1500-meter freestyle final. An iron will? Twice each week, she trained against long-distance swimmers Liam Egan and True Sweetser. Sports, however, bring a desire for answers, for numbers, for specifics, especially for someone whose accomplishments almost have become disorienting. Im know Im supposed to be doing this too. In her fourth and last event, the 800-meter freestyle, Ledecky won gold in a world record of 8:13.86, bettering Rebecca Adlington's world record of 8:14.10. She set a time of 15:08.24, breaking the previous world record set by German swimmer Sarah Khler by almost 10 seconds. She has recognition of these things in the middle of a race and can make an adjustment. How fast would Torri Huske, the 18-year-old phenom headed to Stanford this fall, swim in the 100 butterfly final? Why we should frame Katie Ledecky's dominance in terms of women's It cant be easy to go train against Katie when you know youre going to get your head kicked in, said Keenan Robinson, Phelps longtime strength and conditioning coach. Katie Ledecky She wasnt a great kicker. The swim was the fifth-fastest in history and earned Ledecky the 28 fastest times in the distance. She is Unmarried. Ledecky opened the Trials with a win and meet record in the 400-meter freestyle (3:58.98). She takes a little advantage by doing all these little things a little bit better and I think that all adds up to her being so much better than everybody else, Barbini said. That continued when Ledecky arrived at Stanford as a freshman in 2016. But everybody feels that.. The Transformation Of Katie Ledecky From Toddler To 24 Years Old Not a drop of milk spilled. Twelve of the top 14 times. [86], Ledecky began 2020 at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Des Moines, Iowa, where she won the 200-, 400- and 1500-meter freestyle races. [87] Ledecky withdrew from the 800-meter freestyle race due to illness. TOKYO Katie Ledecky has won her first gold of the Tokyo Olympics, in the 1,500 meter freestyle race. [123] This was Ledecky's first loss in an individual event at the Olympics. She won the first-ever women's 1500 . Follow. [140], On October 28, during the Toronto round of the FINA Swimming World Cup, Ledecky swam the 1500m short course event for the first time. The section also will be available for purchase at latimes.com/store. In the 400-meter freestyle, Ledecky set her third world record of the year by breaking Federica Pellegrini's 2009 world record of 3:59.15 with a time of 3:58.86. Its a remarkable combination, particularly for someone to be that dominant for so long, which takes so much commitment, while at the same time being so nice and polite and kind., Matt Barbini, USA Swimmings national team performance director. [91], As part of the NBC evening telecast for day one of the 2020 USA Swimming Olympic Trials (postponed to June 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), Ledecky was featured in an interview discussing Stanford University's commencement, finishing her college degree, and training for the Olympic Trials.
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