Katie Ledecky: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: PBS News - Katie Ledecky on her Tokyo wins, mental health and gender equality in sports. Sep 26, 2026
Add new Web site: CNN Sports - Katie Ledecky opens up to CNN about her plans for when she stops competing one day. May 26, 2026
Add new Web site: CBS News - Extended interview: Katie Ledecky on 2024 Olympics performance, closing ceremony honor and more. Apr 17, 2026
Anniversary information added. Mar 13, 2026
Add new Web site: Academy of Achievement - Katie Ledecky. Feb 06, 2026
Added cross reference to gold medals. Dec 23, 2025
Add new Web site: International Olympic Committee - Katie Ledecky on the secret to her goal-setting success in swimming. Nov 08, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC News - Katie Ledecky cements herself as an Olympics immortal, doing what only one other woman has done before at a Games. Sep 13, 2025
Noted her gold medals at the 2025 world championships. Aug 04, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Sport - 'Queen of the pool' Ledecky wins record-equalling ninth gold. Jun 12, 2025
Questions and answers added. Jan 17, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - Katie Ledecky tells NPR about her plans for the Paris Olympics - and LA in 2028. Dec 17, 2024
Migration of Accordions to article. Dec 09, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - USA�s Katie Ledecky makes Olympic history with gold in 1500m freestyle. Oct 21, 2024
Noted that she won her ninth Olympic gold medal. Aug 03, 2024
Noted that she set a record for most Olympic medals won by an American woman. Aug 01, 2024
Revised opening paragraph. Jul 31, 2024
Noted that she won the 1,500-meter freestyle at the 2024 Paris Games. Jul 31, 2024
Noted that she won a bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle at the 2024 Paris Games. Jul 27, 2024
Added cross-reference. Jul 22, 2024
Added the memoir Just Add Water: My Swimming Life. Jun 10, 2024
First paragraph modernization. May 09, 2024
Noted that she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. May 03, 2024
Media added. Mar 27, 2024
Added her results at the 2022 and 2023 world championships. Feb 22, 2024
Article revised and updated. Aug 03, 2021
Add new Web site: Maryland State Archives - Maryland Women's Hall of Fame - Biography of Kathleen Ledecky. Apr 09, 2020
Add new Web site: Team USA - Katie Ledecky. Jul 04, 2019
Add new Web site: USA Swimming - National Team - Biography of Katie Ledecky. Nov 29, 2016
Updated article through the 2016 Summer Olympics. Aug 16, 2016
New article added. Mar 16, 2016
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