London 2012: Katie Ledecky Spoiled Britain's Swimming Party The American teenager Katie Ledecky soundly defeated Rebecca Adlington in the 800-meter freestyle, sending all of Britain into mourning. Katie Ledecky, 15, makes big splash with Olympic gold medal in 800 meters LONDON — Bethesda's Katie Ledecky twisted the gold medal hanging around her neck as if it were a strand of hair, massaging the ribbon unconsciously with red-and-blue-painted fingernails. She talked about her victory in the Olympic swimming 800-meter freestyle Friday night as casually as if she were discussing her plans for after school or her score on a history test. Read full article >> Katie Ledecky Pictures: USA's Youngest Olympian Wins Gold Gold medallist Katie Ledecky of the United States poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's 800m Freestyle on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 3, 2012 in London, England. (Source: Al Bello/Getty Images Europe) more pics » Katie Ledecky won her first gold at 15.(Al Bello/Getty Images Europe) Katie Ledecky is going down in the Olympics ... Katie Ledecky's success came as no surprise to Bethesda-based family of high acheivers LONDON — Surely the filament-thin and translucently pale girl in the water couldn't keep it up. Fifteen-year-old Katie Ledecky was so far out in front in the Olympic 800 meters that she was swimming alone. "I didn't see a lot of splashing," she said. You waited, along with her rivals, for her to fade and the record pace to turn out to be just a flirtation. Surely the child would tire. Read full ... Katie Ledecky's success came as no surprise to Bethesda-based family of high achievers LONDON — Surely the filament-thin and translucently pale girl in the water couldn't keep it up. Fifteen-year-old Katie Ledecky was so far out in front in the Olympic 800 meters that she was swimming alone. "I didn't see a lot of splashing," she said. You waited, along with her rivals, for her to fade and the record pace to turn out to be just a flirtation. Surely the child would tire. Read full ... Katie Ledecky, 15, wins 800 free, breaks Janet Evans' record The high school sophomore from Bethesda, Md., broke Janet Evans' 23-year-old U.S. record in the longest distance the women swim. Ledecky quizzed about doping at Olympics American teenager Katie Ledecky got a rude introduction to the cost of success at the London Olympics. Teenager Katie Ledecky lights up Olympic pool with 800 free victory LONDON - Katie Ledecky got good luck wishes from Missy Franklin and a high-five from Michael Phelps on her way to the pool deck to swim in her first Olympic final. London Olympics 2012: Katie Ledecky, 15, wins 800 free LONDON — Katie Ledecky got good luck wishes from Missy Franklin and a high-five from Michael Phelps on her way to the pool deck for her first Olympic swimming final at 15. Then the high school sophomore-to-be from Bethesda, Md., won her own gold medal. Ledecky touched first in the 800-meter ... Swimming: Ledecky quizzed about doping LONDON (Reuters) - American teenager Katie Ledecky got a rude introduction to the cost of success at the London Olympics on Friday. After blitzing the host-nation's best hope for a swimming gold medal with an astonishing victory in the 800 meters freestyle final, the 15-year-old climbed out of the pool and walked straight into a storm. Ledecky was not expected to win the gold medal, but that was ...
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