Why is Katie Ledecky trending?

Shattering Michael Phelps' record, Katie Ledecky shows why she's the greatest

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As the greatest female swimmer in history and the rock of the U.S. team for more than a decade, Katie Ledecky has accumulated quite a laundry list of accomplishments, including her cache of Olympic and world championship medals

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But even by her own ridiculously high standards, Ledecky outdid herself Saturday at the 2023 world championships in Fukuoka, Japan, with two new, stunning achievements

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Ledecky being Ledecky, arguably the sports world’s most self-effacing superstar, she said she wasn’t even aiming to do it

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Ledecky being Ledecky, arguably the sports world’s most self-effacing superstar, she said she wasn’t even aiming to do it

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Shattering Michael Phelps' record, Katie Ledecky shows why she's the greatest

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As the greatest female swimmer in history and the rock of the U.S. team for more than a decade, Katie Ledecky has accumulated quite a laundry list of accomplishments, including her cache of Olympic and world championship medals

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But even by her own ridiculously high standards, Ledecky outdid herself Saturday at the 2023 world championships in Fukuoka, Japan, with two new, stunning achievements

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Ledecky being Ledecky, arguably the sports world’s most self-effacing superstar, she said she wasn’t even aiming to do it

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Ledecky being Ledecky, arguably the sports world’s most self-effacing superstar, she said she wasn’t even aiming to do it

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