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UPDATED Bethesda’s Katie Ledecky (16), a rising junior at the Stone Ridge School, has set a world record in the 1,500 freestyle at the World Championships in Barcelona with a record time of 15:36.53 smashing the previous record by six seconds. Just two days on July 28, Ledecky brought home gold winning the 400 free with a […]

Olympic Gold Medalist and Bethesda resident Katie Ledecky broke another record for the 200 freestyle at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center on Feb 9. Katie swam the event in 1:42:96 minutes to break the record previously held by Missy Franklin.

Should old acquaintances be forgot and never brought to mind? So asked Scottish poet Robert Burns in the first line of his composition Auld Lang Syne. This year, my reaction to that question follows in a collection of photos I used in 2012 with a back story to each photo. First up – The Agony. […]

Although we can not tell you what are the most viewed shows on our two television stations (Channel 19 and Montgomery Channel 21) because we don’t subscribe to Nielsens, we can tell you what people are watching on our website and You Tube channel. For the past few weeks, the Warehouse: Project 4.1 has been […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett welcomed two local Olympians at a reception at county offices in Rockville. Take a look. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery (CCM) to view more local programming.

Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Head Catherine Ronan Karrels introduces Olympic Swimmer Katie Ledecky, a 15-year-old sophomore at Stone Ridge, to a crowd of  supporters at a recent Bethesda celebration. Take a look.

Bethesda resident and Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer Katie Ledecky talks about her coaches in this video clip and shares an inside story from the Olympic games in London. She also thanks her hometown fans for all their support. Watch this video for more. Ledecky, who is only 15-years old, is a sophomore at Stone Ridge […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner delivers County Council proclamations to the three U.S. Olympic athletes from Bethesda. Take a look.

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett held a reception on Aug. 29 for Montgomery County’s athletes that participated at the summer games in London. Olympic Kayaker Scott Parsons and Swimmer and Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky (both of Bethesda) attended the reception. Photography: Phil Fabrizio

The Olympics may be over but our local athletes are still the talk of the town. Three Bethesda-based Olympic athletes were celebrated by local officials and residents at the Bethesda Metro Center on August 24. Olympic Swimmer and Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky, Kayaker Scott Parsons and Rhythmic Gymnast Julie Zetlin were honored for their hard […]