?It Pushes Me Everyday?- Swimming Phenomenon Katie Ledecky Aims to Get Better After Setting a Blistering 1500-Meter World Record

Katie Ledecky is a swimming icon who has seven Olympic gold medals and 19 World Championship gold medals to her name. Not to mention, that is the highest for any female swimmer. She holds world records in both the women’s 800 and the 1500-meter freestyle. At just 25, she is said to be the greatest Olympian and the greatest female swimmer of all time.

In an interview recently, Ledecky revealed how competition motivates her to push herself. She shared how fierce competition in swimming makes her feel that she needs to get even better.

Katie Ledecky is motivated by competition

Katie Ledecky said, “there’s great competition in my events right now and so it’s really exciting, it pushes me every day and I know I need to get better.”

She shared how swimming is extremely competitive and that’s what pushes her. She finds it exciting, and it motivates her to work harder and get better at the sport.

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Despite being so successful, Ledecky says she needs to get better in order to cope with the ever-increasing competition. Undoubtedly, that speaks volumes of her champion mentality and hunger for more.

Ledecky and her journey with swimming

Ledecky began swimming at six. During high school, Ledecky twice set the record for 500-yard freestyle in the American and US Open. Moreover, she also set the national high school record twice in the 200-yard freestyle.

It is fascinating to see how, despite reaching such unprecedented heights, Ledecky still wishes to get better, thanks to the tough competition. This fierce competition keeps her going and it would be interesting to see how she performs in her upcoming races.

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