"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...