“It’s Pretty Hard to Keep Me Away From the Pool”: Katie Ledecky Talks About Her Path to the 2016 Olympics

Sure, she’s an 18-year-old with three world records and five gold medals from the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia. But there’s a lot more to Washington’s prized swimmer Katie Ledecky.

She’s also a recent high school grad with a strong network of family and friends… and she’s still waiting on her driver’s license.

And Ledecky can’t wait to dive into the pool day after day.

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