TeamUSA is reporting:
Katie Ledecky won three trophies, including
female athlete of the year, and Michael Phelps earned male athlete
honors at the Golden Goggle awards as USA Swimming honored its top
performers.
Ledecky beat out open water swimmer Haley
Anderson and Missy Franklin for female athlete Sunday night at the 12th
annual gala in downtown Los Angeles. The 18-year-old swimmer from
Bethesda, Maryland, also won the award the last two years.
She towered over presenter Victor Espinoza, who rode Triple Crown winner American Pharoah.
"With Thanksgiving coming up, we all have a lot to be thankful for," Ledecky said. "We're all pretty blessed."
Ledecky won female race of the year for her
200-meter freestyle victory at last summer's world championships in
Kazan, Russia. She earned nominations for two of her other winning races
in Kazan. She shared the relay performance of the year award with
Franklin, Leah Smith and Katie McLaughlin for their victory in the 800
free relay in Kazan. Ledecky won a record five golds at the world meet.
Three-peat or hat trick?
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