— Missy Franklin, teammate of Katie LedeckyKatie Ledecky celebrates after winning the gold medal in the 400 freestyle. Katie Ledecky had just gutted out 200 meters of freestyle that hurt her entire body. The youngest member of the U.S. Olympic swimming team paused in a stuffy hallway this week at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium minutes after winning another gold medal. “She doesn’t have swimming written all over her.”During U.S. training camp in Atlanta last month, Ledecky and a few teammates visited a mall. Ledecky was asked whether she represented the future of American swimming.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 11, 2016 23:22 UTC