Katie Ledecky to receive medal of freedom - Printable Version

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Katie Ledecky to receive medal of freedom - 82lsju - 05-03-2024

Quote:Katie Ledecky, the most decorated women's swimmer in history, and Jim Thorpe, the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States, will be among 19 people to be honored Friday by President Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.

https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/40074145/biden-give-presidential-medal-freedom-ledecky-thorpe

and she's looking to compete in the 2028 Olympics in LA

Quote:"The [2028] Olympics being in LA is very appealing. Not very many athletes get an opportunity to compete in a home Games," Ledecky said. "I definitely at this point am planning on going through 2028... whether I compete in one event, multiple events, a relay, whatever."

https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/katie-ledecky-has-new-book-new-digs-and-new-perspective-road-paris-olympics

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RE: Katie Ledecky to receive medal of freedom - fullmetal - 05-14-2024

Also honored with the Medal of Freedom was Stanford alumna Ellen Ochoa, MS '81, PhD '85, the first Latina in space and the first Latina director of Johnson Space Center.

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