The U.S.'s most decorated female Olympian was a guest of Ralph Lauren at the U.S. Open
is the most decorated female American athlete as well as the fifth most-decorated athlete in Olympic history. She started racking up the medals as a 15-year-old inin 2012 when she took home gold in the 800-meter freestyle swim. In Rio de Janeiro four years later, she added four gold medals and one silver medal. But she was far from done. In Tokyo in the 2020 Games, she snagged gold in the 800- and 1,500-meter freestyle events as well as silvers in the 400-meter and 4 x 200-meter freestyle.
WWD: Most athletes excel in either short or long distances, but you manage to dominate in both. What’s your secret?Well, I just have always trained for all the freestyle events and, at some point, I realized I was more of a distance swimmer, but I still trained some speed, and I always want to compete on the relay for Team USA. The 200 IM free is important to me. So that’s why I’ve been able to compete in the 200 through the 1,500.
WWD: And then the question you’ve been asked a million times already: Will you come back for L.A. in 2028?I would love to. It’s four years away, so I’m gonna take it one step at a time and see where I’m at each year. But if I’m still enjoying it as much as I am right now, and if I feel like I still have a lot left in my body, then I’ll be giving it my very best effort to go to L.A. and perform well there.
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