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Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky (born March 17, 1997) is an American competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, nine-time world champion, and current world record holder in multiple events. She is the current world record-holder in the 400-, 800-, and 1,500-meter freestyle (long course). She also holds the fastest-ever times in the 500- and 1,650-yard freestyles. In her international debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics as a 15-year-old, Ledecky unexpectedly won gold in the 800-meter freestyle in what was the second-fastest performance ever. In total, she has won fifteen medals in major international competitions, all of them gold, spanning the Summer Olympics, the World Championships, and the Pan Pacific Championships. During her career, she has broken ten world records. Ledecky's success has earned her ''Swimming Worlds World Swimmer of the Year and the American Swimmer of the Year awards in 2013 and 2014, as well as the FINA Swimmer of the Year Award in 2013. Ledecky was also named the international female Champion of Champions by ''L'Équipe'' in 2014. == Personal life == Ledecky was born in Washington, D.C.,〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, ( Katie Ledecky ). Retrieved August 14, 2012.〕 to David Ledecky and Mary Gen Hagan. David Ledecky's father came to the United States from Czechoslovakia in 1947. Ledecky began swimming at the age of six, due to the influence of her older brother, Michael. Her mother swam for the University of New Mexico. Ledecky resides in Bethesda, Maryland, where she graduated from Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in 2015.〔Amy Shipley, "( U.S. Olympic swimming trials: Katie Ledecky, 15, earns surprising berth )," ''The Washington Post'' (July 1, 2012). Retrieved July 5, 2012.〕 During her high school swimming career, Ledecky set the American and US Open record in the 500-yard freestyle twice, and also set the national high school record in the 200-yard freestyle twice. Ledecky finished her high school career as the holder of the Stone Ridge school record in every swimming event except the 100-yard breaststroke.〔Dave Sheinin, "( Katie Ledecky finishes high school career with Olympics, more world records in sight )," ''The Washington Post'' (February 4, 2015). Retrieved March 2, 2015.〕 Through the summer of 2012, she trained with the Nation's Capital Swim Club (formerly the Curl Burke Swim Club) under coach Yuri Suguiyama. She continues to train with the Nation's Capital Swim Club under coach Bruce Gemmell. During the summers, she swims for Palisades Swim Team in Bethesda. Ledecky has accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Stanford University, where she will swim for coach Greg Meehan's Stanford Cardinal women's swimming team.〔Bryan Flaherty, "(Katie Ledecky commits to Stanford swimming )," "The Washington Post" (May 15, 2014). Retrieved May 15, 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Katie Ledecky」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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