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Katie Ledecky: Breaking Records and Swimming to the Top

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Katie Ledecky dove headfirst into swimming at just six years old. Today, she is now the most decorated woman swimmer in Olympic history. From winning her first gold in the 800m freestyle at 15 years old to having a current-day total of 14 Olympic medals, Katie continues to prove that she is limitless in the water.

© Rebel Girls Length 00:19:25 16 December 2025 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: Stories , History , Educational , Girl Power Country: USA Type: Episodic

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© Rebel Girls Length 00:19:25 16 December 2025 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: Stories , History , Educational , Girl Power Country: USA Type: Episodic

Welcome to Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

Welcome to Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

This is an episodic podcast, so you can listen to it in any order, but episode one is a great place to start.

Listen to episode one here

Katie Ledecky dove headfirst into swimming at just six years old. Today, she is now the most decorated woman swimmer in Olympic history. From winning her first gold in the 800m freestyle at 15 years old to having a current-day total of 14 Olympic medals, Katie continues to prove that she is limitless in the water.

This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls. It’s based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls.

This episode was narrated by Tara Kirk Sell. It was written and produced by Danielle Roth, and edited and directed by Haley Dapkus. Sound design and mixing by Mumble Media.

Fact checking by Sam Gebauer. Our production coordinator was Natalie Hara. Haley Dapkus was our senior producer. Our executive producers were Anjelika Temple and Jes Wolfe.

Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi.

A special thanks to the whole Rebel Girls team, who make this podcast possible! Until next time, stay rebel!


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