Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky shows no signs of slowing down with continued dominance

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Katie Ledecky will concede that a few things have changed over her long career at the top of swimming.

Like those nagging aches and pains.

She laughs when remembering her days as a teenager, back when she was just beginning to make her mark on the international swimming scene and it felt like her body was unbreakable.

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Gold medallist Katie Ledecky of Team United States poses for a photo during the medal ceremony for the Womens 800m Freestyle Final on day seven of the Budapest 2022 FINA World Championships at Duna Arena on June 24, 2022 in Budapest, Hungary.  (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

When one of her older teammates was griping "about a knot in his back," Ledecky looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"What's a knot?" Ledecky asked at the time.

No longer.

"All these years later, I kind of know what that means," she said, smiling.

Not that anyone else can tell.

At 26, Ledecky already has sealed her legacy as one of the greatest freestyle swimmers the sport has ever witnessed, yet she shows no signs of slowing down.

In fact, she seems to be getting better.

SEVEN-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST KATIE LEDECKY WINS 800M FREESTYLE AT US NATIONALS IN DOMINANT PERFORMANCE

Katie Ledecky swims on her way to winning the womens 800-meter freestyle at the U.S. nationals swim meet in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Ledecky started off the U.S. national championships with a dazzling performance in the 800-meter freestyle on Tuesday night, turning in her fastest time since setting the world record at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

As she powered to