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Olympian Katie Ledecky hopes to inspire young swimmers as she aims for 2028 Los Angeles Games
A dominant force for over a decade in swimming, Olympian Katie Ledecky is hoping to inspire young and upcoming swimmers.
At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Ledecky became the most decorated female American Olympian of all time.
“There are many days that are hard. There are many races that are challenging, but I love it. I love being with my teammates. I love setting goals for myself and pursuing them,” she said in an interview with “CBS Mornings.”
While she hasn’t set a new goal for herself just yet, Ledecky said she has been enjoying a break to “soak it all in” after practicing seven days a week for the Paris Games.
Her new memoir, “Just Add Water,” follows her journey from Bethesda, Maryland, to become one of the greatest athletes of her generation. In it, she talks about meeting another legendary athlete, Michael Phelps, when she was just 6 years old. Years later, they became teammates.
“I got a high-five from him in the ready room when I was 15 at the Olympics in London and at that moment I just flashed back immediately to looking up at him, getting his autograph … that made such an impact on me,” she said.
Ledecky writes about often being compared to a male swimmer’s stroke, explaining she hopes to change the dialogue.
“When I was first coming on to the scene, I was swimming with a bit of a different stroke than a lot of the other female distance swimmers were swimming with and I think that’s really what made me so great, what shot me onto the scene was doing something a little different,” she said. “I hope that in the future and maybe even today people can say, ‘Oh she swims like Katie Ledecky,’ or, ‘She has Katie’s stroke.'”
With 14 medals and nine of them gold, Ledecky may not be done yet. The four-time Olympian hopes to compete in Los Angeles in 2028.
“I would love to swim in LA. I think an Olympics in the United States, it’s a unique opportunity,” she said. “Not every athlete gets to compete in an Olympics on home soil.”
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Sean “Diddy” Combs taken into federal custody in New York
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been taken into custody by federal authorities in New York, CBS News confirmed Monday night.
In recent months, the hip-hop mogul has faced multiple accusations of sexual abuse and physical violence. In March, Combs’ homes in Los Angeles and Miami were raided by Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement officers due to a possible ongoing sex trafficking investigation, U.S. officials said at the time, but no charges were filed then.
The charges against Combs on Monday were not immediately known.
“We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” Marc Agnifilo, an attorney for Combs, said in a statement. “Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children, and working to uplift the Black community. He is an imperfect person but he Is not a criminal. To his credit Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”
Combs has faced a number of lawsuits in recent months involving allegations of sexual misconduct and violence. Combs and his representatives have denied all the accusations.
In May, Combs apologized for a security video aired by CNN that appeared to show him attacking Cassie, whose legal name is Casandra Ventura, in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016. He said his behavior was “inexcusable” and he takes “full responsibility” for his actions.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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