Katie Ledecky, Jim Thorpe receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
(Photo credit: Indianapolis Star-USA TODAY Sports) A few months from from the 2024 Summer Olympics, a pair of notable American Olympians were awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Friday by President Joe Biden. Katie Ledecky, the winningest female swimmer in history, and Jim Thorpe, the first Native American to win Olympic gold, were among the 19 recipients of the highest civilian honor in the U.S. Thorpe died in