Ten-time Olympic medalist Katie Ledecky added another accolade to her resume on Saturday, winning the 400m freestyle swimming in the 2022 FINA. Today we will discuss about Katie Ledecky: Family tree| Family reaction| 1500m world record.
Katie Ledecky: Family tree| Family reaction| 1500m world record
Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky (born March 17, 1997) is an American competitive swimmer. She has won six Olympic individual gold medals and 14 World Championships individual gold medals, the most in history for a female swimmer. Ledecky is the world record holder in the women’s 800-, and 1500-meter freestyle (long course), as well as the former world record holder in the women’s 400-meter freestyle (long course). She holds the fastest times ever in the women’s 500-, 1000- and 1650-yard freestyle events.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky |
| National team |  United States |
| Born | March 17, 1997 Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1][2] |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg)[2] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Nation’s Capital Swim Club (NCAP) University of Florida |
| College team | Stanford University[3] |
| Coach | Yuri Suguiyama Bruce Gemmell Greg Meehan Anthony Nesty |
Family tree
Even though the 2016 Summer Olympics have come and gone, the U.S. There’s a lot of surprising news coming out about athletes. An athlete in particular American swimmer Katie Ledecky. As you all know, Ledecky has broken some world records while in the pool in Rio. She went home with four gold medals and one silver medal for Team USA. Not only is Ledecky perhaps the most beloved female swimmer at the moment, but she also has some family members who are respected in sports as well.
As some of you, hockey fans will know, the New York Islanders recently changed ownership earlier this year in July. John Ledecky, who owns the New York Islanders, also happens to be the uncle of Katie Ledecky. He was in the stands during his Olympic race and, let’s say, he was not hiding his excitement about his niece’s success.
It was a wonderful experience. And really real for someone who knew Katie from the day she was born. It was a huge victory, and it was wonderful to see him celebrate as well. After securing his third win, he saw us in the stands and gave us YES! Yes! Yes! Mantra (which is very famous to fans of the islanders).
John was asked if Katie Ledecky has a night out during hockey season. Ledecky responded, “Well Katie is very sports oriented and would love to celebrate that way. She will be attending Standford this fall, so the problem will be scheduling. I know Islander Nation fans really came forward on social media and want to see it. It’s a very nice gesture on their part to support the new ownership.”
Family reaction
Katie Ledecky is giving credit where credit is due.
Ledecky, 24, defended her Olympic gold medal in the women’s 800m free swimming event in Tokyo on Saturday with a time of 8:12.57.
Later in a press conference, she told reporters, including PEOPLE, that part of her success at the Games – four total medals – was thanks to the generous family that allowed her to train at their home when COVID-19 hit the country. Most features turned off. 2020.
Todd Speaker, a group from the California swimming community, and his wife, Kathy Spear, allowed Ledecky and his teammate Simone Manuel to use their two-lane, 25-yard backyard pool in Atherton, California, when The pair were unable to swim at Stanford. university.
Ledecky and Manuel spent six days a week there from March to June 2020, as previously reported by NBC Sports.
1500m world record
Katie Ledecky led an American one-two and won her fourth 1,500m freestyle title at the World Swimming Championships on Monday. Ledecky never looked in danger and clocked 15:30.15 – just 10 seconds more than her 2018 world record – to finish 14.74 seconds ahead of Katie Grimes.
