Katie Ledecky Net Worth 2024 | Height | Age | Medals

Introduction

Katie Ledecky is an American competitive swimmer born on 17th March 1997. Katie has won nine Olympic gold medals and 21 world championship gold medals which is the most in history for a female swimmer. With 14 medals and 9 gold medals, she is also the most successful American female swimmer. Her eight individual medals at the Olympics and 26 overall medals at the World Aquatics Championships are records in women’s swimming‌. She also holds the fastest-ever times in the women’s 500-, 1000-, and 1650-yard freestyle events & is widely regarded as the greatest female swimmer of all time and one of the greatest Olympians of all time. Also Read Mikaela Shiffrin Net Worth

Quick Facts

Katie Ledecky Early Life

She was born in Washington, DC & her mother is of Irish descent & was raised as Catholic and continues to practice the faith. 

Swimming Carer

US Olympic trials

At the 2012 United States Olympic trials in Omaha, Nebraska she made the Olympic team by placing first in the 800-meter freestyle with a time of 8:19.78. She also placed third in the 400-meter freestyle (4:05.00) and ninth in the 200-meter freestyle (1:58.66). Must Read Chloe Dygert Net Worth 

World Championships

At the 2013 World Championships, she won gold in the 400-, 800-, and 1500-meter freestyle, and in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, and set two world records. In winning the 400 through 1500-meter titles,  Katie became the second woman ever to win the events in a World Championships since German Hannah Stockbauer in 2003. In her first event in Barcelona, the 400-meter freestyle,  Katie became a world champion for the first time by winning in 3:59.82, setting a new American record. Also Read Sarah Bacon Net Worth

NCAA

During the 2016–17 NCAA season, she set 12 NCAA and nine American records while swimming as a freshman at Stanford University. At the Pac-12 Championships in Federal Way, Washington, Katie earned Swimmer of the Meet honours with four American records as Stanford won its first conference title in four years. 

Professional career

Katie made her debut as a professional swimmer on 16th May 2018, at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she beat her old world record in the 1500-meter freestyle, setting a new world record of 15:20.48. She also broke the existing mark by five seconds. In July 2018, at the US National Swimming Championships, she qualified for the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships by finishing first in the 200- 400-, and 800-meter freestyle. Must Read Casey Kaufhold Net Worth 

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Net Worth 

Katie is an American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist who has a net worth of $5 million(INR 41.92 Cr). She also holds the records for the fastest times in the 500-yard, 1000-yard, and 1650-yard women’s freestyle events & has represented her country at the 2012 London Olympics, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In 2016, the 19-year-old swimmer was the youngest person included on “Time” magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people. She is also considered by many to be the best female swimmer of all time. Also Read Kate Grace Bio

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