To think that eight years later, I challenged her into her fourth consecutive in the 800 is pretty cool,
I was in grade six in primary school,
Every August 3rd, the video [of her first Olympic gold] gets posted somewhere and you kind of reminisce,
It’s pretty surreal. I’m just so proud of myself, how I’ve been able to recover and manage the events because it is a lot,
The reason I’m able to do this just because of all the hard work and dedication I’ve given to this moment along with all my family and my teammates and my coaches, and I’ve also worked so hard for me to be here today,
Ledecky sets world record in women’s 800 freestyle.”
I’ve been consistent over these last few months and last few years in saying that I would love to compete in L.A., and that hasn’t changed,
But yeah, I don’t feel like I’m close to being finished in the sport yet,
I've tried not to really think about it,
She's conscious but we are waiting for a medical update,