{"id":2114,"date":"2016-08-13T11:33:26","date_gmt":"2016-08-13T11:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/?p=2114"},"modified":"2016-08-13T11:41:12","modified_gmt":"2016-08-13T11:41:12","slug":"catholic-ledecky-dominates-as-never","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/catholic-ledecky-dominates-as-never\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Ledecky Dominates As Never"},"content":{"rendered":"

From CNN:<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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(CNN)\u00a0<\/cite>As much as the swimming portion of the Olympics has been about saying goodbye to the legendary Michael Phelps, it has also been about introducing Katie Ledecky to non-swimming fans.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The 19-year-old American is building a legend of her own, capping her Rio Olympics with a stunning win in the women’s 800-meter freestyle Friday night. Stunning not for the fact that she won, but in how she did it.\u00a0 Ledecky broke her own world record with a time of 8:04.79 and finished a staggering 11 seconds ahead of second place finisher, Jazmin Carlin from Great Britain.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n

[For Full Story<\/a><\/strong><\/em>]<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

[See also diocesan interview with her:<\/span>]<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON. \u00a0Four years ago, at age 15, swimmer Katie Ledecky won Olympic gold in the women\u2019s 800-meter freestyle.<\/p>\n

Since then Ledecky, who attended Catholic schools in Bethesda, Md., has become the world record holder in the 400-, 800- and 1500-meter freestyles, and the American record holder in the 500-, 1000- and 1650-yard freestyles. In the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she will compete in the 200-, 400-, and 800-meter freestyle.<\/p>\n

Yet before every race, she\u2019ll offer a prayer, she told the Catholic Standard, newspaper of the archdiocese of Washington.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do say a prayer \u2014 or two \u2014 before any race. The Hail Mary is a beautiful prayer and I find that it calms me,\u201d she told the Catholic Standard in an email interview.<\/p>\n

[Return to\u00a0<\/span>www.spiritdaily.com]<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Pray always for purity and love<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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