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Katie Ledecky is a 14-time Olympic Medalist and 23-time World Championship Gold Medalist, the most for any female swimmer. She has broken 17 World Records and 43 American Records in her career. Katie was the most decorated female athlete at both Tokyo and Rio Games and had the most decorated single Olympics performance ever by a U.S. female athlete in Rio. Katie\u2019s success has earned her USA Swimming\u2019s Golden Goggles Award as Female Swimmer of the Year an unprecedented eight times. A recent graduate of Stanford University, Katie is passionate about the importance of education, especially STEM and leadership programs for girls. Katie went home with more hardware at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics – two gold medals and two silver medals, making her the most decorated female swimmer in individual events of all time. She also made history by winning gold at the first ever 1500m women\u2019s event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Katie Ledecky is a 14-time Olympic Medalist and 23-time World Championship Gold Medalist, the most for any female swimmer. She has broken 17 World Records […]
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