By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
In a brief segment on 60 Minutes, 14-time Olympic Medalist Katie Ledecky was asked by correspondent Lesley Stahl, “As an Olympian, what has she learned about America?”
Her response touched on several uniting points in just a brief, minute-long response; opening by saying that over her years representing the United States both domestically and internationally, she views America as a “nation of strivers, that embraces competition of all sorts. We are a very prideful nation in how we compete.”
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The response maintained a consistently hopeful, optimistic tone throughout, never straying from the overall message that what brings the country together can often be found through competition and sport.
“We are a very prideful nation in how we compete,” Ledecky said, “Where that striving and competitive spirit, when harnessed correctly, brings out the best in us, and shows us the best of the human spirit.”
She brings up her upbringing in the sport, swimming in community pools over the summer in Bethesda, Maryland, to training and competing all over the world, building one of the most decorated careers of any Olympic athlete in history.
“What I have seen in so many different communities is that sport in America is at its best when it’s joy and fun, and yes, its challenges, bring us together.” Ledecky told 60 Minutes.
In May of 2024, just months before her Paris 2024 Olympics campaign, Ledecky was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor, and was t the first swimmer to win the award since its inception 61 years earlier.
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