
Olympic champion swimmer Katie Ledecky, at center, returns to her alma mater, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, Maryland, for a visit with students on Oct. 22, 2024. During a session with the Stone Ridge Middle School in the Cokie Boggs Roberts Theater at the school’s Mater Center, Ledecky answered questions from students, including eighth grader Ainsley Bell at left and seventh grader Caroline Davey at right. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)


After Olympic champion swimmer Katie Ledecky spoke to Middle School students during her visit to her alma mater, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, Maryland, on Oct. 22, 2024, she let some students wear her medals from the recent Summer Olympic Games in Paris. From left to right are student Hope Murphy, Ledecky, and students Darya Tamiz and Eliana Liu. At the Paris Olympics, Ledecky won two gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze medal. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)




Stone Ridge Lower School students raise their hands to ask questions of Olympic champion swimmer Katie Ledecky during her visit to her alma mater, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, Maryland, on Oct. 22, 2024. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)



Olympic champion swimmer Katie Ledecky, at center, returns to her alma mater, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, Maryland, for a visit with students on Oct. 22, 2024. During a session with the Stone Ridge Upper School in the Cokie Boggs Roberts Theater at the school’s Mater Center, Ledecky answered questions from students, including seniors Isabelle Bernasek at left and Cameron House at right. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)

Stone Ridge Middle School students applaud during a visit by Olympic champion swimmer Katie Ledecky to her alma mater, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, Maryland, on Oct. 22, 2024. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)


During a visit to her alma mater, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, Maryland, on Oct. 22, 2024, Olympic champion swimmer Katie Ledecky stands with Catherine Ronan Karrels, the Head of School at Stone Ridge. Ledecky is a 2015 graduate of Stone Ridge, and Karrels is a 1986 graduate of the school. Ledecky returned to Stone Ridge to visit with students and tell them about her experiences at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, where she won two gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze medal. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)



Olympic champion swimmer Katie Ledecky poses for a photo with Lower School students during a visit to her alma mater, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, Maryland, on Oct. 22, 2024. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
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