The Final Five stretch out before meeting the President and First Lady during the 2016 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Team Visit to the White House on Thursday (September 29) in Washington, D.C.
“It’s a little nervewracking to meet the President of the United States, so we’re getting into the zone the only way we know how. #FinalFive #TeamUSA,” the foursome wrote with one pic.
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The Final Five pose together on the step and repeat while arriving at the 2016 Team USA Awards held at McDonough Gymnasium on Wednesday night (September 28) in Washington, D.C.
Katie Ledecky makes it look easy while throwing out the first pitch at the Washington Nationals game at Nationals Park on Wednesday (August 24) in Washington, D.C.
The 19-year-old Olympic swimmer gave her gold medals to right fielder Bryce Harper to hold.
“We kind of planned that when I got to the park today,” Katie said (via Washington Post. “I proposed that idea and I guess Bryce wanted to be the one that held them, so, it was pretty fun to get out there and have that moment and throw a strike.”
Katie Ledecky Throws Out First Pitch at Nationals Game
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Katie Ledecky was welcomed home by a huge crowd at Dulles Airport on Wednesday afternoon (August 17) in Virginia.
The 19-year-old Olympic swimmer was greeted by a packed terminal full of fans, family and friends as she showed off her four gold medals and one silver.
“It’s pretty crazy,” Katie shared with The Post. “It’s great to see my friends and to celebrate [this] moment with them. They’ve been a big part of [it] the last couple of years.”
Katie Ledecky is beaming while heading to her Today show interview on Monday (August 15) in
The 19-year-old swimmer has won numerous gold medals throughout the Olympics and has broken world records in the process.
“It’s fun to swim fast. I’m happy with how this whole week has gone. It’s never easy to break a world record. It takes a lot of hard work, every day getting in the pool, and giving it my all. It was my last race of the meet here, and I wanted to remember it really well,” Katie said during her interview. Watch below!
The Team USA swimmers joined other Olympians, including archer Brady Ellison and shot put gold medalist Michelle Carter at the taping, where they were seen doing a limbo under the Olympic Rings.
“I’ve had a lot of fun�I don’t know why I’m crying!” Katie shared after her big win last night, where she shattered her own record. “There were nights when I would go to bed and think about this day and how much fun I’ve had these past four years, and I would start crying right then. I just wanted to make this week count and have fun with it.”
She added, “It’s just been a heck of a week, and I’m glad to be a part of it. It’s a team that I’m always going to be really close with.”
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Katie Ledecky gets emotional after winning her 4th Gold Medal for the 800m freestyle at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics on Friday (August 12) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The 19-year-old swimmer not only scored another medal, but also smashed her own World Record!
Katie clocked in at the record-breaking time of 8:04.79, nearly two seconds faster than the previous record she set earlier this year and is the first woman since Debbie Meyer in 1968 to sweep the 200, 400 and 800 freestyles.
“I just wanted to push myself and see what I could do,” Katie shared. “It was my last Olympic race here in Rio. The Olympics is the pinnacle of our sport and I have to wait four more years to have that moment again, so I wanted the last one to be special.”
