Katie Ledecky eyes Olympic history in Paris this summer

The 2024 Paris Olympics is set to start this week and one of many participants the Gator Nation has its eye on is the women’s swimming team volunteer assistant coach Katie Ledecky, who has been training with the Gators in recent years.

Ledecky is heading to her fourth Olympic Games after earning a berth in the U.S. Olympic Trials, becoming the ninth U.S. swimmer to qualify at least four times for the sport’s grandest stage.

CBS Sports writer Zachary Pereles had some things to say about Ledecky’s Olympic bid.

“If Katie Ledecky has anything to say about it, the U.S.’s spot atop worldwide swimming will remain. Ledecky has 10 Olympic medals in her distinguished career, two from tying Dara Torres, Jenny Thompson and Natalie Coughlin for most by a female swimmer. Seven of Ledecky’s 10 Olympic medals are gold.

“Ledecky is a distance specialist and absolutely dominant in the 800 and 1500 — she holds the world’s top 10 times in the 1500 — and will be a big part of the U.S.’s relay teams too.”

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The Games will feature 16 days of competition — starting on Wednesday, July 24, and ending on Sunday, Aug. 11 — with approximately 10,500 athletes from more than 200 nations participating in this summer’s Olympics.

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