With five Olympic gold medals and 15 world championship gold medals, Katie Ledecky is the best female swimmer of all time.
Washington, D.C.-born, Bethesda-raised Ledecky is the world record holder in the women's 400-, 800-, and 1500-meter freestyle.
Our hometown hero has already won Olympic medals in Tokyo, including earning gold in the first-ever women's 1500-meter race.
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