Olympic great Ledecky hoping to inspire next generation

Eight-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky wants to inspire young girls after making history in Paris

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00:00Each one means a lot and as I said earlier just each one is challenging in

00:08its own way and you know I I try not to really dwell on history or the

00:16magnitude of things again I'll just like let you guys do that but yeah I mean

00:22those women that I'm up there with now they're people that I've looked up to

00:27for so many years I consider many of them friends supporters you know people

00:34that I was watching swim when I was just starting out in the sport so that's very

00:40special to me to share that with them and they've definitely inspired me so I

00:45hope that you know some little girl out there is watching and will come along

00:50and and get up there with with all of us someday too