Team USA lessons from Olympian Katie Ledecky
During her years as an Olympic swimmer, Katie Ledecky says what she's seen "is that sport in America is at its best when its joy and fun and, yes, its challenges, bring us together."
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During her years as an Olympic swimmer, Katie Ledecky says what she's seen "is that sport in America is at its best when its joy and fun and, yes, its challenges, bring us together."
Americans have won eight gold medals thus far at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, which ends Sunday.
Katie Ledecky, 28, broke her own record in women's swimming, winning her seventh straight 800-meter freestyle.
Katie Ledecky now has the top 10 performances all-time in the event, according to USA Swimming.
Swimmer and Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky sits down with Elaine Quijano to discuss her memoir "Just Add Water: My Swimming Life" and the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Then, Kelefah Sanneh learns more about the popular sneaker brand New Balance. "Here Comes the Sun" is a closer look at some of the people, places and things we bring you every week on "CBS Sunday Morning."
Reflecting on her historic 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Katie Ledecky said she would love to compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
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CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas sits down with swimmer Katie Ledecky - a four-time Olympian and 14-time medalist - in Paris to discuss her impressive performance at the 2024 Games, the honor of carrying the American flag at the Olympics closing ceremonies and more.
American sprinter Noah Lyles took the bronze medal in the 200-meter final on Thursday but ended up gasping for air and in a wheelchair after finishing the race. It was later learned that Lyles, who battles asthma and won the gold medal in the men's 100-meter final on Sunday, had been diagnosed with COVID-19 before the race. Dana Jacobson has an Olympic recap from Paris.
American sprinter Noah Lyles, the fastest man alive, struggled in the 200 meters Thursday at the Olympic Games, claiming the bronze medal, and needed the help of a wheelchair after the race. Swimmer Katie Ledecky, the most decorated U.S. female Olympian, learned she will be the flag-bearer for Team USA at the closing ceremony. Jamie Yuccas reports from Paris with the latest on all the action.
Katie Ledecky tied Michael Phelps' record of winning the gold medal in the same event at four straight Summer Games.
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Simone Biles won yet another gold medal for Team USA women's gymnastics at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Biles' victory marks the ninth gold medal for the U.S. "CBS Saturday Morning" co-host and CBS News and sports correspondent Dana Jacobson has the latest from Paris.
Swim legend Katie Ledecky earned her 13th Olympic medal in the women's 4 x 200m freestyle relay on Thursday, making her the most decorated female U.S. Olympian of all time.
Team USA swimmer Katie Ledecky has added to her impressive Olympic record with another gold medal win. "CBS Saturday Morning" co-host Dana Jacobson reports from Paris.
Katie Ledecky won her first gold medal at the Paris Olympics, claiming a record-tying 12th Olympic medal in women's swimming.
American swimmer Katie Ledecky won her eighth career Olympic gold medal and 12th medal overall Wednesday when she dominated the 1,500-meter freestyle with a record-breaking performance. Matthew Futterman, a reporter for the Athletic who's in Paris covering the games, joined CBS News to talk about Ledecky and some of the other Olympic highlights from Wednesday.
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Katie Ledecky won bronze in the women's 400-meter freestyle, while Team USA won silver in the women's 4x100-meter freestyle.
Find out when to watch Katie Ledecky at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in pursuit of her eighth gold medal.
Responding to reports that Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance just months before the 2021 Tokyo Games, Ledecky says, "Our faith in some of the systems is at an all-time low."
In this web extra, Katie Ledecky, author of "Just Add Water: My Swimming Life," talks with correspondent Elaine Quijano about recent reports that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned substance just months before competing at the Tokyo Games in 2021, and how the news affected her and her teammates.
Katie Ledecky won her first Olympic gold at age 15, and today has more individual Olympic gold medals than any woman swimmer in history. As she gears up for the Paris Olympics this summer, Ledecky talks with correspondent Elaine Quijano about reexamining the results of the 2021 Tokyo Games after news that Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned substance just months before the competition. She also talks about her preparations for the Paris Games, the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, and beyond.
Preview: Following a New York Times report that Chinese swimmers tested positive for controlled substances seven months prior to the 2021 Tokyo Games, the American Olympian voices concerns ahead of the Games in Paris this summer.
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