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Another insight into what makes Katie Ledecky great
To me, Katie Ledecky is simply the #GOAT, the greatest swimmer of all time.
I’ve written on this blog several times in the past about Katie to seek to understand a little about her and what lessons we can take:
- Nov 2017: Elite lessons: Katie Ledecky (aka The GOAT)
- Jan 2018: Emotional Equations — Grit
- Feb 2021: How to become better than anyone is at anything
This week, though, I learned yet more about what makes her great, as she competed at the Tokyo Olympics.
Katie Ledecky truly has a phenomenal range. She is by far the greatest long-distance pool swimmer in history, though up until this Olympics the longest distance event for women was the 800m. This year, however, she entered into the 1500m, 800m, 400m as well as 200m, plus relays.
I’m going to share a remarkable interview with Katie Ledecky with Sports Illustrated, but first, a background to her swimming programme and results in Tokyo up to the point of that interview.
Her first final was the 400m Free last Monday, where she was narrowly touched out and took home the Silver rather than her customary Gold.
On Wednesday, she then had two finals. First came the 200m Free, and she was visibly upset when…
