Pub Date: June 4, 2024
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2024013438
Lexile Code: 1000
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.40" H x 7.70" L x 5.60" W ( 0.40 lbs) 56 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography and Autobiography | Women | Sports and Recreation | Olympics and Paralympics | Water Sports
Series: Who HQ Now
Description: "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"--]cProvided by publisher.