About Katie

Katie Ledecky is a 7-time Olympic Gold Medalist and 15-time World Championship Gold Medalist, the most for any female swimmer. She has broken 14 World Records and 37 American Records in her career. Katie went home with two Gold Medals and two Silver Medals at the 2020 Tokyo Games, making her the most decorated female U.S. Olympian in individual events of all time. She also made history by winning Gold in the first ever 1500m women's race. Katie was the most decorated female athlete at the Rio Games and had the most decorated single-Olympics performance ever by a U.S. female athlete. Katie’s success has earned her USA Swimming’s Golden Goggles Award as Female Swimmer of the Year an unprecedented six times. A recent graduate of Stanford University, Katie is passionate about the importance of education, especially STEM and leadership programs for girls.