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katie ledecky in 2015 . kathleen genevieve ledecky nation 's capital swim club -lrb- ncap -rrb- washington , d.c. 155 lb kg on 5 ft 11 in m on 17 march 1997 ledecky kathleen 2015.jpg katie ledecky
 freestyle katie ledecky `` katie ''
katie ledecky

kathleen genevieve ledecky -lrb- born march 17 , 1997 -rrb- 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 -lrb- long course -rrb- .
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 world '' 's 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 .
