TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 Making Waves 5 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 Open-Water Legends 13 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 Breaking Through 19 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 Modern Olympic Stars 25 Milestones 30 Glossary 31 To Learn More 32 Index 32
MAKING WAVES All eyes were on Katie Ledecky The US swimmer inched ahead stroke by stroke With each lap her lead grew As she neared the end of the 800-meter freestyle at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil Ledecky surged forward Her hands touched the wall She looked up at the clock Then she looked from side to side No other swimmers were close Ledecky’s time of 8 04 79 was a new world record for the event She had Katie Ledecky was already a highly decorated swimmer before the 2016 Olympics 5 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1
