Katie Ledecky is the most successful female swimmer. The American athlete has won seven Olympic gold medals and 21 world championship gold medals. She holds the world records in the 400m ...

With her final swim of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Katie Ledecky draped herself in one of the most significant gold medals in the history of the Olympics. Ledecky won the women’s 800m freestyle, ...

When the best female swimmer on the planet goes for gold in Rio, she might just have her Jewish grandmother on her mind. It isn’t up for debate — Katie Ledecky is currently the best female ...

At the 2024 Paris Games there might not have been an event with a more obvious favorite than Katie Ledecky and the women’s 1500m freestyle. The long-distance specialist owns the 19 fastest times in ...

Katie Ledecky nabbed a ton of medals in the 2024 Paris Olympics, tying a 60-year-old record in the process. While the 27-year ...

"It's an incredible feeling," decorated swimmer Katie Ledecky tells PEOPLE Adam Carlson is the senior editor for human interest at PEOPLE, which he first joined in 2015. His work has also appeared ...

Sarah Stier/Getty Katie Ledecky had a historic swim on Saturday. The three-time Olympian, 26, surpassed Michael Phelps for most career individual world swimming titles after clinching her 16th ...

Can Swimming Get a Katie Ledecky vs. Summer McIntosh Showdown in 800 Freestyle at World Champs? Without scheduling constraints, Summer McIntosh could have taken on additional events at last summer ...

Katie Ledecky is celebrating International Women's Day doing what she loves. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE in partnership with Athleta's The Power of She Collective, the nine-time gold ...

American swimmer Katie Ledecky recently shared glimpses of her training with Isabel Ivey. This comes just a couple of days after Ledecky's impressive performance at the Southern Zone Sectional ...

Ariarne Titmus, “The Terminator,” a 20-year-old from Tasmania, took down Katie Ledecky in the 400-meter freestyle with the second-fastest time ever. Skip to Navigation Skip to Main Content ...