Who is Katie Ledecky?
New York : Penguin Workshop, [2024]
Format: Book
Description: 50 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
"Katie Ledecky began swimming competitively at age six after watching her mother and brother in the pool. By age fifteen, she was setting records and winning gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics. And with each year, Katie improved her skills and her times in the water! The Summer 2024 Olympics in Paris will be Katie's fourth, and the world will be watching. With over seven Olympic gold medals, nineteen world championship gold medals, and twenty-two overall medals at the World Aquatics Championships to her name, Katie has become the most decorated female swimmer in the world. Her charming spirit and impressive athletic skills have made Katie a popular role model for young swimmers, and everyone is eager to see what she achieves in the future"-- Provided by publisher.
Series: Who is-- ?
Contents:
Who Is Katie Ledecky? -- Future Olympian -- Suddenly a star -- Stanford success -- Triumph in Tokyo -- Timelines.
Subjects:
Ledecky, Katie, 1997- -- Juvenile literature.
Women swimmers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Swimmers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women Olympic athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Olympic athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women swimmers -- Juvenile literature.
Swimmers -- Juvenile literature.
Women Olympic athletes -- Juvenile literature.
Olympic athletes -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Ledecky, Katie, 1997- -- Juvenile literature.
Women swimmers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Swimmers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women Olympic athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Olympic athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women swimmers -- Juvenile literature.
Swimmers -- Juvenile literature.
Women Olympic athletes -- Juvenile literature.
Olympic athletes -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: Ages 8-12
ISBN:
9780593752852
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Ledecky, Katie | Main (Downtown) | Children's Biography | Transit Request |
C BIOGRAPHY Ledecky, Katie | Ballentine Indoors | Children's Biography | Out (Due: 7/22/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references (page 50).