This is Michael Phelps, the greatest Olympian of all time. You know him, but even if you don’t, it’s right on the name card there.
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Here, he probably looks more familiar in a swimming pool.
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This is Katie Ledecky, somewhere in this picture behind all the gold medals in the foreground.
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You might recognize her as the only person in the swimming pool at Rio.
Katie Ledecky, pictured with the 7 next best swimmers in the world. pic.twitter.com/3C08xu9DL7
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger_sherman) August 13, 2016
These Olympics gave been a farewell tour de force for Phelps, who won five golds and a silver in his fifth and final Summer Games.
For Ledecky, it’s been a coming out party — she cleaned up at the podium and her cartoonish margins of victory were a favorite on social media.
So, it’s fun to look at this 10-year-old photo of the two meeting.
10 years ago: A 9-year-old named Katie Ledecky gets an autograph from Michael Phelps (Credit: Ledecky Family) pic.twitter.com/oOOPns5mor
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 10, 2016
And 10 years later, they recreated the photo for the TODAY show — only this time it’s Phelps who wants an autograph.