“I’m Older Now,” Says Katie Ledecky As She Enters Paris Olympics 2024 Year With a Fresh Mindset

The 2023 TYR Pro Swim Series just finished its second day in Knoxville, Tennessee. But, the spectators were already clamoring hard with cheers as they witnessed American swimming genius Katie Ledecky ace the pools of the contest. The 26-year-old, who has already bagged the status of a legend, has already won two shining gold medals and is looking for more.

Katie Ledecky has made herself into a household name instead of just a famous swimming personality. A recent social media post showcased a fresh attitude wielded by the swimmer during an interview after a race. In fact, the young 21x world swimming champion talked about her winning ways as she now enters an Olympic year.

The prompt and solid response given by Katie Ledecky

NBC Olympics and Paralympics recently tweeted a video via their official X account. The video carried the caption, “With the #ParisOlympics happening this summer, Katie Ledecky talks about what it’s like going into an Olympic year.” The video showcased a reporter taking a brief moment of Ledecky for a poolside interview.

The reporter asked, “As the calendar turns and you go into a process of a big challenging year like you’ve done so many times, does it feel the same in preparation or does it feel different every time?” Answering this, Katie Ledecky said, “It feels different every time. I think just different years, different experiences under my belt.”

She further added, “I’m older now, just little things are different, but I’m enjoying it all the same and I try to use my experience to my benefit as I move forward here.” The interview took place shortly after Katie Ledecky left her opponents behind in the 400m women’s freestyle event. Interestingly, while results in swimming are usually decided by milliseconds, Ledecky won the 400m race by 2.2 seconds. In fact, she won the 1500m race with almost a minute to spare.

The unrivaled domination of Ledecky in the swimming pool

Katie Ledecky finished the 1500m course in 15 minutes and 38.81 seconds. But, the spectators had to wait for 52.42 seconds before the silver medalist could touch the finish line. Notably, this wasn’t even Ledecky’s best finish, but her 17th best, and the world’s 17th best as well. Ledecky leads the all-time fastest finishes in the first 17 places in women’s 1500m freestyle. 

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The world record finishing time in the 1500m course by Katie Ledecky is 15:08.24. The 26-year-old also has the 800m freestyle world record to her name. As she heads into another Olympic year, she seems perfectly fit and ready to add more gold medals to her existing tally of seven. Will Ledecky be able to deliver the same performances in the waters of Paris?

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