Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky ditched her swimming cap for a lab coat to teach USD 232 students about careers in science, technology, engineering, art and math, or STEAM.

Olympian Katie Ledecky has inspired a generation of swimmers after winning nine Olympic gold medals during her athletic career. Now, she’s encouraging students in Johnson County and across the country to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, arts and math.

The most decorated American woman in Olympic history visited the Cedar Trails Exploration Center in Lenexa on Tuesday as part of her collaboration with Panasonic to promote STEAM education.

Ledecky said education has always been important to her — she earned her psychology degree at Stanford University while competing. She said she loved STEAM

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