Keeping Up With Katie: Ledecky Wins 1500 Meters by 20 Seconds
Katie Ledecky putting on a dominant performance is usually not surprising but when she wins an event by 20 seconds, it’s hard not to take notice. Ledecky won the 1500… Read More
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Keeping Up With Katie: Ledecky Qualifies for 4th Olympics
Katie Ledecky clinched a spot in her fourth Olympics at the U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis Saturday night. The seven-time gold medalist from Bethesda easily won the 400 meter… Read More
Local Swimmers Take on U.S. Team Trials
Several Montgomery County swimmers will compete in U.S. Olympic Team Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis over the coming week. Many consider the meet, which decides which swimmers will… Read More
Keeping Up With Katie: Ledecky Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
Katie Ledecky is among 19 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Friday. President Joe Biden named the seven-time Olympic gold medal winner and Bethesda native as one of… Read More
Keeping Up With Katie: Ledecky Writes Memoir
Seven-time Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Katie Ledecky has written a new book. Just Add Water is based on journals that Ledecky kept over the years. The book will be on… Read More
Keeping Up With Katie: For First Time Since 2010, Ledecky Loses 800M Freestyle Final
Katie Ledecky’s remarkable 13-year winning streak in the 800 meter freestyle is over. 17 year-old Summer McIntosh from Canada beat Ledecky in the finals of the 800 meters Southern Zone… Read More
Keeping Up With Katie: Ledecky Ties Phelps’ Record For Individual Golds
Bethesda native Katie Ledecky added another feat to her renowned career on Tuesday, winning her 15th career individual world swimming record. Her latest win ties Ledecky with another Maryland legend,… Read More
Keeping up with Katie: Ledecky Headed to 6th World Championships
A year away from the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Bethesda native and Olympic champion swimmer Katie Ledecky seems to be hitting her stride. Ledecky joined an elite club Tuesday night… Read More
Keeping Up With Katie: Ledecky Wins AP Female Athlete of the Year
Katie Ledecky won the AP Female Athlete of the Year award Wednesday. Ledecky, 25, was chosen by a panel of 40 sports writers and editors from news outlets across the… Read More
Keeping Up With Katie: Ledecky Breaks 2nd World Record in a Week
Katie Ledecky is back in the pool doing what she does best. For the second time in a week, Ledecky set a world record. On Saturday, the 7-time gold medal… Read More
Keeping up With Katie: Ledecky Wins ESPY Award for Best Women’s Athlete
Bethesda native Katie Ledecky won the ESPY award for best athlete in women’s sports Wednesday night. Ledecky won two gold and two silver medals at the Tokyo Games in 2021… Read More
Keeping Up With Katie: Ledecky Becomes Most Decorated Woman in World Championships History
Katie Ledecky’s blistering third leg in the 4×200 meter freestyle relay helped lead her team to a gold medal at the FINA world championship in Budapest, Hungary. It was Ledecky’s… Read More