Katie Ledecky Olympic Medal Count. One of the greatest swimmers in the world is coming back to the olympic pool. Ledecky currently sits at five olympic gold medals, putting her three behind jenny thompson of the united states for the most gold medals won by a female.
Barring a shortage of chlorine in paris, katie ledecky is likely to become the most decorated female swimmer in olympic history at some point over the next two. At the london olympic games, ledecky finished third in the 800 free heats before winning gold with a time of 8:23.84, which was the fastest in the field by 4.13.