To perhaps truly grasp how and why a young Ledecky “rarely wavered” from her dedication to swimming – from eating the right foods to going to bed early and doing homework on the weekends – the family tree offers some insight. It is a lineage of high achievers, not of outstanding athle...
We know that the dropoff in speed that Ledecky shows over distances is uncannily flat. We don’t know how fast Ledecky can get. We do know that her trends look good at every distance.USA swimminghas times from all of Ledecky’s officially recognized races going back to her youth. But l...
For the first time ever at the Olympics, men will be allowed to compete in artistic swimming at the Paris Games. That’s opened the door for 45-year-old Bill May, the greatest male artistic swimmer ever, to finally fulfill a lifelong dream of competing on the Olympic stage. May, a six...
Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky: Still at Home in the High School Pool (Posted 2013-01-31 23:23:14) ; Katie Ledecky, Who Won Gold at the Olympics, Is Enjoying Swimming Alongside Friends at Stone Ridge during Her Sophomore Season ...
50MM: Katie Ledecky Ranked 21st Most Marketable Athlete of 2022. Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and tennis star Serena Williams led the list.