Katie Ledecky is a competitive swimmer from the United States who has won five Olympic gold medals and 15 world championship gold medals, the most by a female swimmer in history.
She holds the world records in the women’s freestyle 400, 800, and 1500 meters (long run). She also holds the world records in the 500-, 1000-, and 1650-yard freestyle races for women.
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Ledecky’s success has earned her the title of Female World Swimmer of the Year a record-breaking five times.
Ledecky has also been named Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year in 2017, L’Équipe International Women’s Champion of the Year in 2014 and 2017, United States Olympic Committee Female Athlete of the Year in 2013, 2016, and 2017, and 2017 Women’s Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year under review.
Ledecky holds 11 individual gold medals at World Aquatics Championships and 15 combined individual crowns at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships in women’s swimming.
