Superstar Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky is one of 19 people who will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from United States President Joe Biden on Friday.
According to ESPN, Ledecky is one of two athletes who will be honored by Biden, along with Olympian Jim Thorpe, who died in 1953.
Ledecky, 27, has competed at each of the past three Olympics, and she will represent Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Ledecky is already a 10-time Olympic medalist, including seven golds.
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