Katie Ledecky’s parents, David and Mary Gen, played a major role in the star swimmer’s success. Katie’s mom, Mary Gen, was a collegiate swimmer at the University of New Mexico.

Izzy Thorpe Adjusting To Life After Landmark Silver In Artistic Swimming When an athlete stands on the Olympic podium with a medal around their neck, it’s a brief moment that follows years of ...

Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe earn GB’s first ever artistic swimming medal - The pair claimed silver by the wafer-thin margin of 0.1404 points.

Ledecky was born to Mary and David on March 17, 1997 in Washington D.C. and raised nearby in Bethesda, Maryland. She was introduced to swimming young, having joined the local swim team at age six.

I mean, in the swimming pool, they've taken a lot of medals. Gia Pergolini won the Team USA's first gold medal of the games, and then she came back with a silver medal in the 50-meter backstroke.

The 4x200m team join Australia's women's 4x100m freestyle relayers, Titmus (women's 400m freestyle), O'Callaghan (women's 200m freestyle) and Kaylee McKeown (women's 100m backstroke) as swimming ...

Mount St. Mary girls swimming won the 200 & 400 free relay at Meet of Champions.