Katie Ledecky is used to getting medals, having earned 10 at the Olympics. But on Friday she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can get from the U.S. government.

Ledecky turned 27 on St. Patrick's Day, and will be 31 by the time Los Angeles rolls around. Only three women—the United States's Dara Torres in 2000, the Netherlands' Inge de Bruijn in 2004, and West Germany's Ursula Happe in 1956—have ever won a swimming gold past the age of 30.

Swimmer Katie Ledecky says it has been a “true honor” to represent the United States at the Olympics. “Something I don’t take for

In an exclusive interview with NBC Olympics, Katie Ledecky dives deep on her mindset heading toward the Paris Olympics, her relocation to Florida following the Tokyo Games, competing against swimmers who idolized her growing up,

While she might be one of the most decorated swimmers in the sport’s history, Katie Ledecky is not hanging on the lane line waiting for the next competitor to make a splash. In partnership with Core Power,