Olympic Superstar Katie Ledecky: ‘The Hail Mary is a Beautiful Prayer and I Find That it Calms Me’
Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky, who recently set a world record in the 400-meter competition, prays before she races.
The 19 year-old talked about her Catholic faith in a recent interview with the Catholic Standard. Ledecky won her first gold medal in the 2012 Olympics for the 800-meter freestyle. Since then she has become the world record holder in the 400, 800 and 1500-meter freestyles, and the American record holder in the 500, 1000 and 1650-yard freestyles.
In 2015, she became the first swimmer in history to win the 200, 400, 800, and 1500-meter freestyles in a single world championship.
On Sunday Ledecky beat the previous world record of 3:58.37 in the 400-meter set in 2014 by almost two seconds, down to 3:56.46.
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Olympic Superstar @KatieLedecky: ‘The Hail Mary is a Beautiful Prayer and I Find That it Calms Me’ https://t.co/j0Zj5mGSKP
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10 years ago: A 9-year-old named Katie Ledecky gets an autograph from Michael Phelps (Credit: Ledecky Family) pic.twitter.com/oOOPns5mor
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