The legendary swimmer celebrated her big day and looked ahead to this summer's Olympics.
Anyone scanning the list of Friday's Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients would find the usual parade of senior government officials: 76-year-old former Vice President Al Gore, 80-year-old former Secretary of State John Kerry, and 84-year-old former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, to name just a few.
Ledecky is believed to be the first swimmer ever to receive the honor. A consensus choice on any list of the greatest American Olympians, the Bethesda, Md., native has won seven Olympic gold medals and three silvers across her decorated career. Many of her greatest races have been comicallyThe 21-time world champion brought her parents, brother, uncle, former coach, two family friends and the head of her high school to collect her medal—which she said rendered her"speechless.
Over a decade after bursting onto the scene as a 15-year-old at the London Olympics in 2012, Ledecky has gradually embraced an ambassadorial role in the swimming world. She has aout in June, and appears likely to figure among the seasoned veterans on the American swimming team in Paris this summer. That's a testament to the strength of the athletes in those sports, according to Ledecky—and American Olympians have a chance to carry that torch in Paris.
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