Katie Ledecky, the 2012 London Olympic gold medalist in the 800 freestyle, can add the St. Patrick’s Day Parade “Division B Marshal” to her list of honors.
The USA Swimming star and Stone Ridge sophomore turned 16 on yesterday and headlined the St. Patrick’s Day Parade as a Division B Marshal in the Washington, D.C.
Ledecky tweeted out her Olympic appearance Sunday with this photo:
“Looking forward to being Division Marshall at DC St. Patty’s Day Parade on Sunday! At Irish Embassy this evening– “
Fan tweets during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade:
Via George Mesthos @GeorgeWNEW: “Katie Ledecky getting in on the #DC st. Patty’s day fun as a parade marshall.”
Reilly @_reillyy_: “Katie Ledecky!!!!”
You can follow Kate Ledecky on Twitter here.
From Twitter Profile: Member of the 2012 US Olympic Swim Team, 800m Freestyle Gold Medalist and American Record Holder
You can like Kate Ledecky on Facebook here.
From Facebook: Official Katie Ledecky fan page! Ledecky is a member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team. She won gold in the women’s 800-meter freestyle at age 15 with a time of 8:14.63, setting a new American Record.
springbrook…thanks! I corrected.
Congratulations to Ledecky — a true superstar. But it’s amusing to see that the parade organizers misspelled her title — she should be identified as a “Division B Marshal” (not “Marshall”). At least that’s how the Rose Parade does it: http://www.tournamentofroses.com/TheRoseParade/TheParade/GrandMarshal.aspx
Both spellings appear appropriate; “marshall” is more British: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshal