{"id":150004,"date":"2015-08-11T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T16:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=150004"},"modified":"2015-08-11T08:13:17","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T15:13:17","slug":"the-ledecky-factor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ledecky Factor"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Emma Foster, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n

Unless you have been living under a rock for the last week, you are probably aware of the phenomenon that is Katie<\/strong> Ledecky<\/strong>. Ledecky\u2019s performance at the 2015 World Championships was record-breaking in every sense of the word. Some of the highlights included her twice broken world record in the 1500, the tough as nails finish in the semifinals of the 200 freestyle which came just 30 minutes after her final in the 1500, and the history making 800 freestyle which set her up as the first woman under the 8:10 barrier and the first swimmer to win the 200, 400, 800, and 1500 freestyle in a single meet.<\/p>\n

In a meet that was considered by many to be subpar for the USA, with the entire team only winning 23 medals (just above their worst performance of 22 medals in 2009), in many ways Ledecky carried the team on her back.<\/p>\n

Excitement started early when she just missed her own world record in the 400 freestyle and it built from there. Her races had everything: huge margins of victory (she won the 400 by almost four seconds, the 800 by 10 seconds, and the 1500 by almost 15 seconds), obstacles to overcome (her 30 minutes between her 1500 final and 200 semifinal could be considered one of the most grueling turnarounds a swimmer could be asked to do) and her awesome celebrations (few things compare to the surprise that flashed across her face when she realized she had broken the world record in the 1500 during prelims).<\/p>\n

So what does Ledecky\u2019s success mean for the swimming community? More than even the surface level might suggest. Her accomplishments are great personal achievements, but they are also setting a standard that the swimming community is excited to rise to.<\/p>\n

USHERING IN A NEW AGE<\/h2>\n

\"FINA<\/a><\/h2>\n

Photo Courtesy: R-Sport \/ MIA Rossiya Segodnya<\/p>\n

In a sport that has been ruled by the name Michael<\/strong> Phelps<\/strong> since the lead up to the 2004 Olympics, new recognizable names like Ledecky are great\u00a0for the sport. When he was just a teenager, Phelps said that he wanted to change the sport of swimming. The excitement that is stemming from the Ledecky buzz is probably exactly\u00a0what he was talking about.<\/p>\n

Swimming desperately needs media attention outside of the swimming community and Ledecky is proving that there is more than just one swimmer worth talking about. Missy<\/strong> Franklin<\/strong> has been recognized for her awesome swimming and sparkling personality, and this is exactly what the swimming community needs to draw attention to the sport beyond\u00a0the Olympic year. While Ledecky was practically unknown in the lead up to the 2012 Olympics, that will not be the case this time. The more names become recognized by the general\u00a0population, the more swimming will make its way to a more prominent place on the sports world map.<\/p>\n

More than just giving people more swimmers to talk about, this new notoriety is great for the athletes. Instead of the media only talking about one swimmer, with the burden of the sport being put on one set of broad shoulders, the public can start getting behind all of these awesome athletes who work so hard in such a grueling sport.<\/p>\n

This generation of swimmers will help continue the legacy that Phelps and others have worked so hard to foster: getting swimming into the public eye.<\/p>\n

GIRL POWER<\/h2>\n
\"katie-ledecky-world-championships-2015\"<\/a>

Photo Courtesy: R-Sport \/ Mia Rossiya Segodnaya<\/p><\/div>\n

Ledecky and other female swimmers are teaching young girls that they can do anything they set their minds to, and the significance of this message cannot be understated.<\/p>\n

Ledecky is fierce. She is competitive. She wants to win, and she isn\u2019t afraid to be confident about her chances of winning. These are the kinds of role models we want to see in the sports world.<\/p>\n

Ledecky (and Franklin, Natalie<\/strong> Coughlin<\/strong>, Simone<\/strong> Manuel<\/strong>, and others like them) are showing\u00a0young girls that they can be competitive, and fierce, and want to win, and that it is possible to do all that and\u00a0also carry yourself in a way that makes your country proud.<\/p>\n

These women are great examples for\u00a0young girls and present behavior that they can model themselves after. They are proving that it pays off to go after your goals with all the energy one\u00a0can muster, and that anyone who dare question their work ethic better step aside, or they will be left in the dust.<\/p>\n

Beyond becoming an amazing role model, it cannot be ignored that watching Ledecky\u00a0absolutely crush a 1500 raises questions as to why the race is not included in the women\u2019s Olympic lineup<\/a>. Hopefully the more that this is questioned, the closer the swimming world will get to throwing out the sexist model and allowing Katie Ledecky and her competitors to show the world just what a girl can do.<\/p>\n

ERA OF DISTANCE SWIMMING<\/h2>\n
\"katie-ledecky-world-championships\"<\/a>

Photo Courtesy: R-Sport \/ MIA Rossiya Segodnya<\/p><\/div>\n

More than anything, what is most impressive is what Ledecky has done for distance swimming. Often shoved aside by even the swimming community, distance swimming has been \u201cboring\u201d for too many years. There is a long history of the 800\/1500 being the race that inspires people to take a bathroom break, and for the network to cut to commercial.<\/p>\n

That is all changing, as Ledecky\u2019s swims are gluing people to their seats.<\/p>\n

Will she break the record? Will she lap someone? Will she really be able to keep up that pace throughout the whole race?<\/p>\n

These are questions that commercial breaks disrupt. In the lead up to Rio more and more people are asking that the 800 be aired in its entirety, showing that the popularity of distance swimming is on a steep rise.<\/p>\n

The most awe-inducing thing about Ledecky is that just nine short years ago, she was waiting in line to get Michael Phelps\u2019s autograph. Just imagine how many young girls watched Ledecky\u2019s races last week thinking \u201cI want to be just like her.\u201d \u00a0Picture how many autographs she signed for adoring fans.<\/p>\n

It is comforting to think that even as we are awed by the power that is Ledecky, young girls around the world are plotting how one day, they’re going to beat her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Emma Foster, Swimming World College Intern Unless you have been living under a rock for the last week, you are probably aware of the phenomenon that is Katie Ledecky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":148505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,10],"tags":[51878,25709,25031,4816,6302,25136,1776,25400,87,142,26334],"class_list":["post-150004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commentary","category-world","tag-2015-fina-world-championships","tag-emma-foster","tag-katie-ledecky","tag-media-attention","tag-michael-phelps","tag-missy-franklin","tag-natalie-coughlin","tag-simone-manuel","tag-swimmer","tag-swimming","tag-world-aquatics-championships"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\r\nThe Ledecky Factor<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Unless you have been living under a rock for the last week, you are probably aware of the phenomenon that is Katie Ledecky. Ledecky\u2019s performance at the 2015 World Championships was record-breaking in every sense of the word\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Ledecky Factor\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Unless you have been living under a rock for the last week, you are probably aware of the phenomenon that is Katie Ledecky. Ledecky\u2019s performance at the 2015 World Championships was record-breaking in every sense of the word\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Swimming World\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-08-11T16:00:03+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-08-11T15:13:17+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-championships-21.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"613\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Emma Foster\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Emma Foster\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Emma Foster\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/d5a4ab8ce797998c1816992bfe2abbd1\"},\"headline\":\"The Ledecky Factor\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-08-11T16:00:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-08-11T15:13:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/\"},\"wordCount\":1036,\"commentCount\":4,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-championships-21.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"2015 FINA World Championships\",\"Emma Foster\",\"Katie Ledecky\",\"media attention\",\"Michael Phelps\",\"Missy Franklin\",\"Natalie Coughlin\",\"Simone Manuel\",\"swimmer\",\"swimming\",\"World Aquatics Championships\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Commentary\",\"World\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/\",\"name\":\"The Ledecky Factor\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-championships-21.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-08-11T16:00:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-08-11T15:13:17+00:00\",\"description\":\"Unless you have been living under a rock for the last week, you are probably aware of the phenomenon that is Katie Ledecky. Ledecky\u2019s performance at the 2015 World Championships was record-breaking in every sense of the word\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-championships-21.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-championships-21.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":613,\"caption\":\"Photo Courtesy: R-Sport \/ MIA Rossiya Segodnya\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Ledecky Factor\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"description\":\"The Global Leader in Aquatic News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"width\":1799,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Swimming World\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld\",\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/d5a4ab8ce797998c1816992bfe2abbd1\",\"name\":\"Emma Foster\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22676bb67bde1add21840990c0c0aee5?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22676bb67bde1add21840990c0c0aee5?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"Emma Foster\"},\"description\":\"Emma Foster is an English and Gender Studies major at Seattle University and is a part of the Redhawks NCAA Division I team. Before college, Emma was a member of the Helena Lions Swim Team and the Helena High School squad.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/emma-foster\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Ledecky Factor","description":"Unless you have been living under a rock for the last week, you are probably aware of the phenomenon that is Katie Ledecky. Ledecky\u2019s performance at the 2015 World Championships was record-breaking in every sense of the word","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Ledecky Factor","og_description":"Unless you have been living under a rock for the last week, you are probably aware of the phenomenon that is Katie Ledecky. Ledecky\u2019s performance at the 2015 World Championships was record-breaking in every sense of the word","og_url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/","og_site_name":"Swimming World","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","article_published_time":"2015-08-11T16:00:03+00:00","article_modified_time":"2015-08-11T15:13:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":613,"url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-championships-21.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Emma Foster","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@swimmingworld","twitter_site":"@swimmingworld","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Emma Foster","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/"},"author":{"name":"Emma Foster","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/d5a4ab8ce797998c1816992bfe2abbd1"},"headline":"The Ledecky Factor","datePublished":"2015-08-11T16:00:03+00:00","dateModified":"2015-08-11T15:13:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/"},"wordCount":1036,"commentCount":4,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-championships-21.jpg","keywords":["2015 FINA World Championships","Emma Foster","Katie Ledecky","media attention","Michael Phelps","Missy Franklin","Natalie Coughlin","Simone Manuel","swimmer","swimming","World Aquatics Championships"],"articleSection":["Commentary","World"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/","name":"The Ledecky Factor","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-championships-21.jpg","datePublished":"2015-08-11T16:00:03+00:00","dateModified":"2015-08-11T15:13:17+00:00","description":"Unless you have been living under a rock for the last week, you are probably aware of the phenomenon that is Katie Ledecky. Ledecky\u2019s performance at the 2015 World Championships was record-breaking in every sense of the word","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-championships-21.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-championships-21.jpg","width":1024,"height":613,"caption":"Photo Courtesy: R-Sport \/ MIA Rossiya Segodnya"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-ledecky-factor\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Ledecky Factor"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","name":"Swimming World","description":"The Global Leader in Aquatic News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization","name":"Swimming World","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","width":1799,"height":900,"caption":"Swimming World"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld","https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/d5a4ab8ce797998c1816992bfe2abbd1","name":"Emma Foster","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22676bb67bde1add21840990c0c0aee5?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22676bb67bde1add21840990c0c0aee5?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","caption":"Emma Foster"},"description":"Emma Foster is an English and Gender Studies major at Seattle University and is a part of the Redhawks NCAA Division I team. Before college, Emma was a member of the Helena Lions Swim Team and the Helena High School squad.","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/emma-foster\/"}]}},"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":"Photo Courtesy: R-Sport \/ MIA Rossiya Segodnya","source_text":"","source_url":""},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-championships-21.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p56Jja-D1q","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}