Katie Ledecky didn’t dream of becoming an Olympian as a kid
. It was just something she and her brother, Michael, did at a pool in Maryland that she describes as “maximum chill.” The lack of pressure was part of what drove her deep enjoyment of the sport from an early age, and, consequently, her eye-popping success in the years that followed. This is the story that forms the basis of Ledecky’s memoir, “Just Add Water: My Swimming Life.
This low-pressure attitude combined with her dogged positivity and high ambition underpins the tone of her writing: “Keeping pace with the male swimmers? Why not? Shaving time off my records? Why not? Doing something significant every time I swim? Why not?” It’s clear to see how she’s maintained the mental toughness required to perform at an elite level for so long — she’s currently in training for the Paris Olympics, which would be her fourth.
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