Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps were the two marquee names of the United States’ swim team at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, and they recreated an old, amusing photo at the Games.
It is no wonder Phelps wanted her autograph. The 19-year-old phenom captured four gold medals and a silver at the 2016 Games. Ledecky won gold in the 200-meter freestyle, 800-meter freestyle, 400-meter freestyle and 4x200-meter freestyle relay and silver in the women’s 4x100-meter freestyle relay.
She was impressive throughout, but her 800-meter performance stood out in particular when she set a world record at eight minutes, 4.