August 11, 2016
This University’s Athletes Are Dominating the U.S. Olympic Team
Olympic gold-medalist Katie Ledecky has been called “a speed demon,” “the most dominant swimmer in the pool,” and even “the greatest athlete in the world today.” But the 19-year-old will have another title when she returns from the Olympic Games this fall – Stanford University freshman. Joining her in Rio will be 30 other current and former Stanford athletes – among them, swimmers Lia Neal, Simone Manuel and Maya DiRado.