Katie Ledecky dominated yet again in 2022, but she already has her sights set on the future.
The 25-year-old swimmer won the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year award, announced Wednesday. She won all four of her events at the 2022 world championships, for 22 career medals and 19 career golds in that competition.
Ledecky, who also won the AP award in 2017, was selected by a panel of 40 sportswriters and editors. She and track star Sydney McLaughlin each received the same number of total points (22), but Ledecky won the tiebreaker, with 10 first-place votes compared to nine for McLaughlin.
Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson finished third, followed by South Carolina women’s basketball forward Aliyah Boston and Polish tennis player Iga Świątek in fourth.
“I know so many great athletes have won this honor,” Ledecky said. “I’m really happy — happy with how my year went, and also excited about the future.”
As this year ends, she is eying the 2024 Olympics in Paris, where she is expected to compete in at least four events.
At the world championships in Budapest, she won her specialties — the 800-meter and 1500-meter freestyle — and also…
