We’ve been witnessing history on a very large scale ever since that 15-year-old girl stepped up on the blocks in London and proceeded to race her way to a gold medal in the 800m freestyle. Ever since that summer, Katie Ledecky has catapulted herself into the ranks of the greatest female swimmers of all time, and perhaps even to the top of that list. Race after race, meet after meet, Katie continues to not only beat her competition, but dominate them. She is to the point where she is beating men is practice, and not just any men. Members of the US National Team, some of our fastest and finest athletes. And she sticks it to them in workout.
So the question is: How? How is she able to perform at such a high level, with very little failure, over and over and over again? The pressure doesn’t seem to get to her, and she seemingly doesn’t get tired.
What we must remember is that Katie is a human just like the rest of us. What sets her apart isn’t her physical attributes or the talent she was born with. It’s the way she approaches the sport, and how she views competition and racing with such an eager perspective. Watch and listen to how one of the greatest swimmers in history’s mind works.