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Bethesda Native Katie Ledecky Wins Female Athlete Of The Year For Second Time Bethesda Native Katie Ledecky Wins Female Athlete Of The Year For Second Time
Bethesda Native Katie Ledecky Wins Female Athlete Of The Year For Second Time Bethesda native Katie Ledecky has won the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for the second time, after a panel of dozens of sports writers and editors voted for her to receive the honor, Fox 45 reports.  Ledecky previously won the award in 2017, and this year narrowly won against American track star Sydney McLaughlin. Basketball player A'ja Wilson finished third, the outlet continues. Ledecky has held the long-course world record in both the 800 and 1,500 meter freestyle since 2013, and broke her own record by more than 10 seconds and won the 1,500 by nearly 15 seconds. To re…

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DC Native Katie Ledecky Sets Huge World Record, US Record At Swimming World Cup DC Native Katie Ledecky Sets Huge World Record, US Record At Swimming World Cup
DC Native Katie Ledecky Sets Huge World Record, US Record At Swimming World Cup U.S. Olympian swimmer and Washington D.C. native Katie Ledecky has broken yet another world record, this time, by nearly 10 seconds at the Swimming World Cup in Toronto over the weekend, according to multiple reports. World Record. Back to work. 🔜 Indy 🏊🏻‍♀️🏁 pic.twitter.com/VhZKHIjZ67 — Katie Ledecky (@katieledecky) October 30, 2022 Ledecky, 25, broke the world record for the 1,500 short course freestyle, clocking in at 15 minutes and 8 seconds, breaking the previous record of 15 minutes and 18 seconds set by Germany's Sarah Wellbrock in 2019. Ledecky finished her race 40 seconds faste…

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