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Courtesy: Nation’s Capital Swim Membership
Washington, DC – Nation’s Capital Swimming introduced immediately that ‘The Nation’s Capital Invitational’ swim meet held yearly on the College of Maryland will likely be renamed ‘The Katie Ledecky Invitational’ hosted by Nation’s Capital Swimming (NCAP) and sponsored by TYR.
Katie Ledecky began swimming competitively year-round for NCAP at six years outdated, her ties with the membership relationship again to 2003. At age 15 whereas coaching with NCAP and Coach Yuri Suguiyama, Ledecky competed within the 2012 Olympics in London and gained her first gold medal within the 800-meter freestyle because the youngest member of the complete U.S. Olympic delegation. On the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, NCAP Coach Bruce Gemmell guided Ledecky to 4 gold medals and one silver medal within the second of her 4 Olympic appearances.
Now a 28-year-old graduate of Stanford College coaching with Coach Anthony Nesty‘s College of Florida professional group, Ledecky is essentially the most embellished feminine swimmer in historical past with 14 Olympic medals and 23 World Championship titles, and is essentially the most embellished U.S. feminine Olympic athlete throughout all sports activities. She has damaged World Information 17 instances and American Information 43 instances, and gained 8 NCAA titles (and two Nationwide Staff titles) at Stanford in her two seasons of collegiate competitors coached by USA Swimming’s new Nationwide Staff Director Greg Meehan.
“We’re excited to have Katie be part of our signature occasion as a result of she cares a lot concerning the sport and is such an necessary a part of our membership’s historical past,” said Thomas E. Ugast, CEO of NCAP. “As an age group swimmer, she had many nice swims at our December invitational. Her affiliation with this meet displays her continued dedication to assist younger swimmers and to develop the game of swimming. Naming the occasion after Katie reinforces the truth that Katie, NCAP and TYR will likely be working collectively to make the occasion particular for all individuals.”
“I’m honored that this excellent meet will now be often called ‘The Katie Ledecky Invitational’, stated Ledecky. “I swam on this meet for thus many seasons, and I all the time appeared ahead to it a lot. I bear in mind assembly Olympians like Tom Dolan and Kate Ziegler at this meet, and what an affect that had on me. It was such an necessary and enjoyable meet in my improvement as a swimmer. I owe a lot to NCAP’s coaches, directors and volunteers, and was thrilled when NCAP and Mr. Ugast reached out to me concerning the meet.”
Held every year on the College of Maryland, Faculty Park, on the second weekend in December, the meet has traditionally been attended by over 30 groups and 1,500 athletes from all around the Mid-Atlantic area, a number of of them present and previous Olympians. The meet this 12 months will start on Thursday, December 11 and can run by way of Sunday, December 14.
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