Katie Ledecky is widely considered to be the greatest female swimmer of all time, and here is everything you need to know about her including, net worth, personal life, career and endorsements

Katie Ledecky Facts

Birthplace	Washington, D.C
Father’s name	David Hedecky
Mother’s name	Mary Gen
Star sign	Pisces
College	Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Net worth (2021)	$4 million
Salary (2021)	N/A
Age	24
Date of birth	March 17, 1997
Profession	Competitive Swimmer
Nationality	American
Achievements	6x Olympic Gold Medals, 15x World Championship Gold Medals
Boyfriend/Partner	None
Children	N/A

Katie Ledecky is widely considered to be the greatest female swimmer of all time. The 24-year old American already has 6 Olympic Gold medals to her name, and won her first Gold medal at the Olympics when she was just 15.

More recently, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she won the Gold medal in the Women’s 1500m Freestyle.

Katie Ledecky Net Worth

Katie Ledecky might be only 24, but she has already amassed a net worth of $4 million. Such a massive net worth so early is primarily due to the fact that she is one of the most successful swimmers of all time.

Besides this Ledecky has a couple of swimwear endorsements as well. She is expected to earn at least $7 million at the end of her six-year contract with TYR Swimwear.

Katie Ledecky Career

Katie Ledecky became a pro when she was in her early teens. Imagine participating in the Olympics when you are just 15!

At the 2013 World Championships Ledecky just ran through her opponents, and swept 4 Gold medals in 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, 1500m freestyle and 4x200m freestyle.

At just 16 years of age, Ledecky was named the World Swimmer of the Year in 2013.

At the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships, the American’s dominance continued, she won 5 Gold medals this time, taking the Gold in 200m freestyle, in addition to 400m, 800m, 1500m and the relay. Ledecky once again won the World Swimmer of the Year in 2014.

There was no stopping Ledecky at the 2015 World Championships as well, as she won a repeat of the Gold medals she won at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships. The most incredible part of her wins were, her ability to break her own world record set at previous events.

Ledecky won 5 Gold Medals once again at the 2017 World Championships but had to settle for silver in the 200m freestyle. She won a gold in 4x100m freestyle this time, besides the usual events she gets a medal for.

Her haul at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships and the 2019 World Championships wasn’t that great considering her previous achievements. However, she did win 3 Gold Medals, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships and 1 Gold and 2 Silver at the 2019 World Championships.

Katie Ledecky Olympics

Katie Ledecky won an Olympic Gold medal when she was just 15 years old. She stunned the world when she struck gold, winning the competition by more than 4 seconds, at the 2012 London Olympics and falling milliseconds short of the then-800m freestyle world record.

There was no looking back from there for the American, she went on to win 4 Gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics – 200m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, 4x 200m freestyle. She also won the Silver medal at the 4x100m freestyle. She was still a teenager here!

Ledecky then qualified for her third straight Olympics. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Ledecky won the Gold medal in the 1500m freestyle and placed second in 400m freestyle.

Katie Ledecky Family, Personal Life and Endorsements

Katie Ledecky was born in Washington, D.C to parents Mary Gen and David Hedecky. Due to the influence of her older brother Michael, and her mother’s past as a swimmer for the University of New Mexico, Ledecky took up swimming when she was just 6 years old.

Ledecky isn’t dating anyone currently. She is believed to be single, and her focus remains entirely on the pool now.

She endorses TYR Swimwear and Nike.

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