Katie Ledecky: the Golden Girl

The American is just two short of the record for the most gold medals won by a woman in Olympic history

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00:00Katie is the kind of athlete that comes around once in a century,

00:04that is going to be talked about every time someone brings up swimming.

00:08Certainly she's going to go down as being one of the greatest swimmers of all time.

00:13Katie Ledecky would be the greatest female swimmer of all time.

00:32And that is undisputed, I would say.

00:37She is a phenomenal athlete.

00:39She has been competing on the world stage at such a high level for so long.

00:44Someone asked earlier what it's like to climb the mountain and then stay atop that mountain,

00:50and Katie has been that for over a decade now.

00:55Just to, one, watch her be able to handle all the pressure and expectations is unbelievable.

01:01She's constantly pushing the envelope on how she can improve,

01:04and it's incredible for our sport.

01:07She's one of the best of all time, so we're really lucky to have her on our team

01:12as both an athlete and a leader.

01:14She's essentially broken every single glass ceiling that she has come in contact with,

01:18and not just broken it, but shattered and sailed through it.

01:22She said that she's going to continue on to LA and try and make a fifth Olympic Games

01:27and go to a home Olympics, so I would say that this is not the last we're going to see

01:31of Katie Ledecky, and she just keeps breaking records every time she enters the pool.

01:36She's an unbelievable athlete, but probably an even better person and an even better leader.

01:42Love you.

01:43Thank you.