Katie Ledecky Research Paper

Katie Ledecky started swimming when she was just six years old. She had two world records, four world championships, and one Olympic gold. All before she passed her driver’s license test. Nobody knew she would be a three time world record holder and have five olympic gold medals by the time she was just nine-teen. She started out just an average swimmer, working hard to achieve her goals. Katie Ledecky is a hero because she is positive, brave, tough, motivated, and she is the best at what she does.
First of all, Katie Ledecky is a positive athlete. She believes she can do her best every times she swims. “‘I can do this.’ is what Katie Ledecky, 19, tells herself when her lungs are burning and her muscles are screaming and she still has dozens of laps to go” (Park). Ledecky never gets down on herself and always believes she can swim her best. “Katie has immense pressure placed upon her since London, but she doesn’t let it faze her. She comes out there, swims her races, she does her thing, she comes out with a smile” (Fenno). Even when Ledecky doesn’t have a good race she doesn’t let it affect how the rest of her day will go.
In addition to being positive, Ledecky is also a brave athlete. Ledecky faces fear from other athletes, being so young, and having to
Her positive, attitude helps her get along with her teammates and helps her push through the hard workouts. She is brave, which helps when she was the youngest American athlete at the Olympics. Ledecky is tough, she pushes through all her races and always comes out being better than before. She is motivated, which gives her the courage to do the best she can on every race. Katie is the best at what she does, she holds five world records and was the first American woman to win all distance events in the same Olympic Games. For starting out unknown she is now one of the most popular swimmer in the