Fears that training disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to subpar performances at the Tokyo Games are overblown as many athletes will emerge from lockdowns stronger than ever, five-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky said.
Like many athletes, the 23-year-old's training regime for the games was upended when pools had to be shut down to control the spread of the virus that has claimed the lives of more than half a million Americans. The pandemic also led to the Olympics being delayed by a year.
At first the resourceful American trained in a backyard swimming pool and lifted weights in her Bay Area apartment but she is now back to her normal training routine and is "in a good spot."