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Meet Katie Ledecky '15
Olympic Gold Medalist 800m Freestyle,
London 2012


Four U.S. Standouts Become Fast Friends

May 11, 2013
New York Times

Ledecky, Jaeger Win to Open Arena Grand Prix at Charlotte
5/9/2013
http://www.usaswimming.org/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=2061&itemid=5213&mid=1062


2013 USA Swimming Grand Prix: Mesa:
Ledecky beats Franklin in 200m free
April 12, 2013
http://usaswimming.org/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=0&itemid=5151&mid=8712

Katie Ledecky '15 named All-Met Girls' Swimmer of the Year
April 5, 2013
The Washington Post

Katie Ledecky 15' spent her 16th birthday on St. Patrick's Day as an area celebrity. In the afternoon, Katie was a Division Marshall at the DC St. Patrick's Day parade. That evening, Katie was at the Capitals Hockey game, received a standing ovation and was presented with a Ledecky Caps jersey. Fun to be Sweet 16 and an Olympian!

2013 All-Gazette: Girls swimming and diving Team. Katie is Swimmer of the Year.
February 27, 2013
http://www.gazette.net/article/20130227/SPORTS/130229070/-1/2013-all-gazette-girls-swimming-and-diving&template=gazette

Katie Ledecky sets national high school record in 500 free at the Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swim & Dive Championship
February 9, 2013
http://reachforthewall.com

Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky: Still at home in the high school pool
January 31, 2013
The Washington Post

Passing the torch: Olympic swimmers inspire students during visit to Convent of the Sacred Heart
January 23, 2013
Greenwich Citizen

Katie Ledecky is WTOP Female Athlete of the Year!
www.wtop.com

Comcast SportNet visits a Stone Ridge swim meet
December 20, 2012
Visit www.csnwashington.com/video_content_type/katie-ledecky-i-just-wanted-be-myself-when-i-got-home to watch the interview.

Janet Hu, Katie Ledecky once again maked waves in the record books. At the 10th annual Tom Dolan Invitational, their relay team achieved the girls’ 15-16 800-yard freestyle relay national age group record for a new time of 7 minutes, 16.04 seconds.
reachforthewall.com

ESPN article: Ledecky maintains normalcy after London
December 5, 2012
espn.go.com

Olympic gold medalist Ledecky cherishes high school team
November 28, 2012
The Gazette

Stone Ridge swim team opens with a win, November 13, 2012.  Katie Ledecky set two new pool records and one new SR swim team record at this meet. WUSA9 covers SR opening swim meet vs. St. John's College High School.


USA Climbing - National Team
Katie Ledecky bio page.


Click on the slideshow to enjoy Katie's Summer 2012 experience...Road to Gold.






















2012 Summer Olympic Coverage
Katie on Fox TV

Welcome Home Katie
9news.com
Welcome Home Katie

www.mymcmedia.org

CBS9 news coverage of the Katie Ledecky viewing party at Stone Ridge

Associated Press news coverage of the Katie Ledecky viewing party at Stone Ridge

NBCNews.com
Katie on the Today Show, 8/5/12

NBCNews.com
Katie on the Today Show, 8/3/12


nbcwashington.com
Ledecky's Lane to Olympic Final Began at Local Pool


Phelps, Ledecky, Franklin All Golden at Olympics
Associated Press

Katie Ledecky reacts to her win


Look close for Katie at the minute marks 2:41 and 3:02 with a group.

Katie Ledecky on the Today Show
Katie on the Today Show
New U.S. Swimming Faces on TODAY
Olympic News

Bethesda Magazine, 11/19/12, Bethesda's Golden Girl.

Bethesda Honors Hometown Olympians, 8/25/12.

ABC9, WJLA, 8/9/12, Olympics 2012: Katie Ledecky, Olympic gold medalist, comes home, talks with ABC7

WTOP, 8/9/12, MD gold medalist Katie Ledecky shares her favorite moments

NBC4, 8/7/12, Katie swims through the forecast. So funny!

Catholic News, 8/6/12, Maryland Catholic high school cheers on Katie Ledecky, its golden girl

People, 8/6/12, Katie Ledecky Wins Gold, Heads Back to School

The Washington Post, Katie Ledecky’s success came as no surprise to Bethesda-based family of high achievers, 8/4/12

The Gazette, 8/3/12, Stone Ridge 'watch party' in Bethesda draws hundreds to see Ledecky win gold

Foxsports.com, 8/3/12, USA's Ledecky, 15, Wins 800 free

The Washington Post, 8/3/12, Michael Phelps, Missy Franklin, Katie Ledecky all grab gold at London Olympics

The Washington Post, 8/3/12, Katie Ledecky, 15, makes big splash with Olympic gold medal in 800 meters

nbcolympics.com, 8/3/12, Franklin, Phelps and Ledecky all win gold for U.S.

USA Today, 8/3/12, Katie Ledecky, 15, wins 800 free, breaks Janet Evans' record

Yahoo Sports, 8/3/12, Katie Ledecky, youngest United States Olympian, wins gold in 800

The Washington Post, 8/3/12, , The scene in Bethesda as Ledecky wins gold

Swimming World, 8/3/12, Missy Franklin, Katie Ledecky Prove Youth is Served for United States

Janet Evans Tweets Katie Ledecky, 8/3/12

Patch.com, 8/3/12 Bethesda Olympian Ledecky, 15, Takes Gold. See the live reaction to the big win!

Bleacherreport.com, 8/3/12, Katie Ledecky: High School Sophomore Is Now Olympic Champion

Patheos, 8/4/12, Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky Didn’t Know She Wasn’t Supposed to Achieve the Impossible

Katie Ledecky '15 takes home two Golden Goggle Awards

Organized by the USA Swimming Foundation, the Golden Goggle Awards honor the top performances in American swimming. Katie Ledecky won for both Breakout Performance of the Year and Female Race of the Year.

http://chevychase.patch.com/articles/katie-ledecky-takes-home-two-golden-goggles

http://www.examiner.com/article/complete-list-of-2012-golden-goggle-award-nominees

Katie's Swimming Accomplishments in 2011-2012
  • Broke six Stone Ridge Swimming Team Records
  • Broke six Stone Ridge Pool Records
  • Broke Kate Ziegler's WMPSSDL meet records in the 200 and 500 free
  • Anchored the WMPSSDL Record setting 200 free relay
  • Broke the ISL (Independent School League) meet records in the 200 and 500 free
  • Made the ISL All League
  • Made the WMPSSDL (Washington Metropolitan Prep School Swimming and Diving League) All League
  • Made All Met 1st team
  • Was a High School All American in the 200 free (8th place) and 500 free (3rd place)
  • Broke the National Age Group records in the 400 free and 800 free at the USA Olympic Trials
  • Broke the USA Olympic Trials record in the 800 free
  • Has the 2nd fastest 800 free time this year
  • Has the 12th fastest 800 free of all time

Visit Katie's Team USA page at
www.teamusa.org/Athletes/LE/Katie-Ledecky
and Katie's NBC Olympic profile page
www.nbcolympics.com

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