Katie Ledecky Sets New Record in 500 Free in Germantown (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

It is the hottest meet of the season for high school swimmers in Montgomery County and this year’s Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships in Germantown did not disappoint. There were fans with signs, coaches the crazy pants, seniors making their last reach for the wall. And, oh yes, there was an Olympian there […]

Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky set a new American record in the girls 500 free by resetting her own record by more than two seconds on Friday night at the DC Metro Championships at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center. Her time: 4:26:58. The Stone Ridge senior was swimming in her last high school meet this […]

Setting records is something Olympian Katie Ledecky is used to doing. This weekend she set two at the Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Championship held at the Germantown Aquatic Center. Ledecky, a senior at Stone Ridge, set a new American High School record in the women’s 500 freestyle with her 4:26:58 performance Friday and on Saturday she […]