Katie Ledecky Height, Weight, Age, Biography & More

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Bio
Real Name	Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky
Nickname	"Katie", Ledecks, Ledeckster, Deckster
Profession	Swimming
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 180 cm in meters- 1.80 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 11”
Weight	in Kilograms- 55 kg in Pounds- 170 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	34-25-35
Eye Colour	Hazel green
Hair Colour	Blonde
International Debut	2012 Summer Olympics
Coach/Mentor	Bruce Gemmell Yuri Suguiyama
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Nation's Capital Swim Club (NCAP)
Records (main ones)	WORLD RECORDS: • 1500 m Freestyle in 15:36.53, at 2013 World Championships,Barcelona, Spain on July 30, 2013, at the age of 16. • 800 m freestyle in 8:13.86, at 2013 World Championships Barcelona, Spain on August 3, 2013, at the age of 16. • 1500 m freestyle in 15:34.23, at 2014 TWST Senior Invitational Shenandoah, Texas, onJune 19, 2014, at the age of 17. • 800 m freestyle in 8:11.00 at 2014 TWST Senior Invitational, Shenandoah, Texas on June 22, 2014, at the age of 17. • 400 m freestyle, 3:58.86, 2014 at National Championships Irvine, California, on August 9, 2014, at the age of 17. • 400 m freestyle in 3:58.37, at 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Gold Coast, Australia on August 23, 2014, at the age of 17. • 1500 m freestyle in 15:28.36, at 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Gold Coast, Australia on August 24, 2014, at the age of 17. • 1500 m freestyle in 15:27.71, at the 2015 World Championships, Kazan, Russia, on August 3, 2015, at the age of 18. • 1500 m freestyle in 15:25.48, at the 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia, on August 4, 2015, at the age of 18. • 800 m freestyle in 8:07.39, at the 2015 World Championships, Kazan, Russia, on August 8, 2015, at the age of 18. • 800 m freestyle in 8:06.68, at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series, Austin, Texas, on January 17, 2016, at the age of 18.
Career Turning Point	2012 Olympics
Personal Life
Date of Birth	March 17, 1997
Age (as in 2017)	20 Years
Birth Place	Washington, D.C.
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Pisces
Nationality	American
Hometown	Bethesda, Maryland
School	Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
College	Stanford (starting in 2016)
Educational Qualifications	High School
Family	Father- David Ledecky Mother- Mary Gen Hagan (University of New Mexico swimmer) Brother- Michael Ledecky (Former Swimmer, Harvard Passout, New York Islanders co-cowner)
Religion	Catholic
Ethnicity	White
Hobbies	Volunteering, Scrabble, Chess, Piano, Dancing and Singing.
Favourite Things
Favorite Atheletes	Walter Reed
Favorite Sports Team	Washington Capitals and New York Islanders
Favorite Musicians	The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, Train, Gavin DeGraw
Favorite Movie	Harry Potter
Favorite TV Show	Blue Bloods
Charities	Catholic Charities, Shepherd's Table, Bikes for the World and Wounded Warriors
Affairs, Family & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Sexual Orientation	Not Known
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Husband	N/A
Fiance	N/A
Children	None
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	1 million Euro

Some Lesser Known Facts About Katie Ledecky

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Katie Ledecky, the Olympic gold medalist has been the world champion for nine times.

She dominates the freestyle swimming like a queen and is the current world record holder for the long course 400, 800 and 1500 m freestyle events.

She also has recorded the fastest time for the 500, 1000 and 1650 yards freestyle swimming.

Katie won her first gold medal only when she was 15 years old and recorded the second highest time for the 800 m event.

In total, she has won fifteen medals, out of which, all were just gold. During her short, yet successful career, she has broken 11 world records.

She has swim-picked these medals in the international events at the Olympics, World Championships and the Pan-Pacific Championships.

She has been titled as the “World Swimmer of the Year” and American Swimmer of the Year for three consecutive years from 2013, 2014 and 2015. She was also awarded as the FINA Swimmer of the Year in 2013.

L’Équipe titled her the international Champion of Champions in 2014. Also, she was the youngest person to be on Time 100 list of Time magazine.

It is commendable to win seven individual gold medals like Katie did in the World Aquatic Championships. No wonder it is a record in women’s swimming.

She started swimming at the age of six as her brother’s influence inspired her to swim.

Ledecky was outstanding in swimming while her school life. She set several American, US Open and school records. She set record in all the swimming events in Stone Ridge School except in the 100 m backstroke.

Ledecky has already accepted the scholarship from the Stanford University to attend the course and swim for coach Greg Meehan’s “Stanford Cardinal” swimming team for women.

About her achievements in the 2012 Olympics, she said, “I knew if I put my mind to it, I could do it,” “I wasn’t intimidated at all.” Katie was the youngest person person to participate in the 2012 Olympics, at the age of 15 years.

She is gonna be in the spotlight in Rio because of her outstanding record.She has also tied time with the legendary Michael Phelps in the 400-meter freestyle heats at Pro Swim Series at Mesa, Ariz. They recorded same time with a gap of 35 mins in their performances.

It comes as no surprise looking at her skill that she does more sessions than most of the swimmers. She does 8-9 sessions a week and swims 8000 m in 2.5 hours.

Ledecky has a ritual to clap three times before she jumps into the water. But once, she was not able to do that because she could not hear the starter because of the noise from the crowd supporting the brit swimmer Rebecca Adlington. She jumped with everyone without the ritual, proving that no ritual is bigger than determination, hardwork and faith; as she finished first.

Katie does not let her success define her. She said, “Working hard and doing everything I can to be successful should be my identity.”

The best active distance swimmer of United States, Connor Jaegar said, “What makes Katie so remarkable is just how insatiable she is, she always wants more.”

Swimmers feel like they are just swimming for the second and third positions only, if Katie keeps on doing what she is doing.

She is a news nerd and has been following the presidential races all through.

Ledecky had broke an arm while playing basketball when she was in fourth grade as she slipped over a sweaty spot in the court.

She has been setting goals for herself that look ridiculous when she sets them, but start to seem reasonable as she starts working towards them.

She is fierce in the water and won’t have pity on guys, even if their male egos hurt, but she is very sweet outside the water. “So calm, so reserved, so humble,” teammate DiRado said. “She’s a goofy, sweet, smart girl.” She keeps the goofy part to her friends and teammates.

She does not take pressure about Olympics and doesn’t really care if it’s Olympics or a School competition. She gets excited about all of the.

She gives guys a run for their swim. Ryan Lochte agrees to this as he said “She swims like a guy. Her stroke, her mentality: She’s so strong in the water. I’ve never seen a female swimmer like that. She gets faster every time she gets in, and her times are becoming good for a guy. She’s beating me now, and I’m, like, ‘What is going on?”