Katie Ledecky

Swimmer · 9× Olympic Gold

Katie Ledecky has held every distance freestyle world record from the 400 up since her teens. Her threshold work under Bruce Gemmell at Nation’s Capital, built around Urbanchek’s color-zone paces, is the most-imitated training in distance swimming.

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