Washington-born swimming legend adds another victory to her marvelous portfolio. You must have come across Katie Ledecky quite a bit this year, and for good reason?she is the undisputed queen of short and long-distance freestyle events. To keep a steady rhythm she breaths between each stroke, quite unusual compared to most swimmers. One can watch her make incredibly precise and defined strokes, which improves her swimming prowess. Even the swim distances fail to stop her from being the greatest distance swimmer in history.
The brilliance was followed by a multitude of swimming victories, some of which saw her break records while racing to the finish. Ledecky’s yet another exceptional year is simply an extension of her remarkable journey. Making news with every appearance, her most recent victory drew attention on the international stage while equalling The Baltimore Bullet’s record.
Swimming icon wins prestigious award
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Ledecky tied Michael Phelps’s reigning record at the Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships by taking home her 15th individual World swimming gold. She won the 1500-meter freestyle in the prestigious competition among the best water sports athletes in the world. Just after her major win, on 26 July she was awarded the 2022 World Aquatics Swimmer of the Year posted by @USASwimming on Twitter.?
Another trophy for her 2022 season 🏆👑@WorldAquatics recently named @katieledecky the 2022 World Aquatics Swimmer of the Year! pic.twitter.com/SfrOGxK9Sv
— USA Swimming (@USASwimming) July 27, 2023
Her domination in the sport continues to carve a reputation with her consistent victories while this was not the first time their name were compared. Shortly after her incredible tie, Phelps remarked one-word praise. Her most recent 1500m freestyle win clocking 15:26.27 brought her the 20th gold and third-fastest time ever record in event history at World’s. While in the 400m freestyle, she finished second. A gold contender for the 2024 Paris Olympics is unquestionably ready to defend her crown, given that this year’s outcomes continue to amaze the fans.
In an interview, Ledecky said that she had never considered winning an Olympic gold medal, but once she did, the rest looked like “icing on the cake.” She goes on to add that she’s striving to bake a big cake referring to her plans. Just as she moves ahead to add titles to her portfolio, with her last year’s recognition one cannot miss out on the times she made Americans proud.
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The 7X Olympic gold medalist created history at the 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.? She won the 800m freestyle, making history as the first swimmer to win the event five times in a row. In the same competition, she also triumphed in the 400 and 1500 freestyles. The four gold medals gave her a total of 22 medals in her career at the World Championships. Later that summer, Ledecky also won two ESPY awards and was awarded the FINA Female Swimmer of the Meet.
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Later in December, Ledecky received the Associated Press Athlete of the Year award after competing in the 2022 Sportswoman of the Year competition. What sets her apart is the repetitive wins like that of Associated Press in 2017 and 2022 among which also comes the Olympics history. For many years to come, swimmers all around the world will continue to be inspired by Katie Ledecky’s distinct legacy of domination.
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