Know more about Katie Ledecky, as the American swimmer is making waves online after she won her eighth Olympic gold medal with fans wanting to know if she has a husband or boyfriend
For the unversed, Ledecky, has become the first female swimmer to win gold medals at four different Olympics after retaining her title in the women’s 1500m freestyle with another commanding performance on Wednesday night.
Let us remind you, previously, the 27-year-old grabbed headlines after she bagged bronze medal in in the 400m freestyle competition on Saturday, July 27, at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Is swimmer Katie Ledecky married and does she have a husband, girlfriend boyfriend or partner
Katie Ledecky, whose full name is Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky, is widely know as the greatest female distance swimmer of all time. Born in Washington, D.C., U.S to Mary Gen (née Hagan) and David Ledecky, she has been raised in the Maryland.
Standing at 6 ft 0 in (183 cm), Katie has touched first in 15 min and 30.02sec, during the Paris Olympics 2024, breaking her own Olympic record.
No other swimmer was even in the frame when Katie Ledecky finished 😳
Absolute DOMINANCE as she breaks the women's 1500m freestyle Olympic record 🔥 pic.twitter.com/YcoQS2AlzB
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 31, 2024
With securing jet 8th Olympic title, she is now level with American Jenny Thompson’s all-time record for most women’s swimming golds.
Though the Olympian has already bagged a gold and a bronze at the Paris Olympics, she still has more chances for the medals in 4×200 m freestyle relay on Thursday and in the 800 m freestyle at the weekend.
Career
Katie Ledecky is the most successful female swimmer. The American athlete had previously won 7 Olympic gold medals and 21 world championship gold medals.
Reports indicates that Ledecky holds the world records in the 400m, 800m, and 1500m competitions and is widely acknowledged as the greatest swimmer of all time.
Katie Ledecky was the most decorated Olympian at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 and also at the Rip Olympics 2016 with securing two golds and two silvers in 2020 and four golds and one silver in 2016.
Katie is a really private person and keeps a low profile even on social media. Generally she post about her swimming, endorsement and daily routine. Apart from that she doesn’t share anything about her personal life or her likings.
Though, recently she promoted her book on her Instagram handle, which reveals that the swimmer is also interested in writing.
Husband/Boyfriend
Ledecky is not married and is believed to be single. She doesn’t have any current or ex-husband. The Stanford graduate is a private person and likes to keep her personal life quite. There have been reports suggesting that she was dating Swimmer Michael Phelps in 2016.
Some rumors also suggests that Katie is in a relationship with actor Zac Efron. However, there is no concrete proof that the American swimmer is dating anyone right now as she has never confirmed or addressed any rumor about her love life.
In numerous interviews, the athlete can be heard saying that she wants to focus on her career right now and she isn’t looking for a relationship.
Katie has a net worth of $5 million.
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