What We Learned About U.S. Swimmers At The World Championships
U.S. swimmers led all counties with 38 medals over eight days of competition in Fukuoka, Japan.
Athlete Bio
USOPC
Height
6'0"
Birthday
Mar 17, 1997
Hometown
Bethesda, MD
Education
Stanford University
Daughter of David and Mary Gen Ledecky...Has one older brother, Michael, who is also a swimmer and a graduate of Harvard College...Began swimming at age 6 with her brother for a summer league swim team...Named 2012-13 USOC SportsWoman of the Year, 2016 Female Olympic Athlete of the Games and 2017 Female Olympic Athlete of the Year by the United States Olympic Committee....Eight-time individual NCAA champion and two-time team NCAA champion at Stanford...2017 Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year winner (Honda Cup)...Youngest member of 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team...Named Female Athlete of the Olympic Games, presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods, at Team USA Awards...At age 15, she was the youngest athlete on 2012 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team.
World Championships
2013, 2015, 2017, 2019
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