Girls ask famous Olympian to take THEIR picture
Recognize this face?
Apparently two people in Atlanta did not. That’s only swimmer Katie Ledecky, two-time Olympian who holds the world record in the 400-meter, 800-meter and 1500-meter freestyles, the first woman to simultaneously hold these records since Janet Evans in 1988.
Cue the oblivious girls who asked Ledecky to take their photo.
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According to fellow USA teammate Maya DiRado, two girls wanted to capture a moment together and asked Ledecky to assist them – obviously not recognizing who she was because she wasn’t asked to join in on the photo fun.
When people ask @katieledecky the 107x world record holder to take a picture of them. Without her. pic.twitter.com/MtASx2cwI8
— Maya DiRado (@MayaDiRado) July 28, 2016
Way to go, girls.
Ledecky made her Olympic debut four years ago at 15 years old and won gold in the 800-meter. Now, she preps for Rio, but not before snapping a picture of some chicks who are clearly as “Clueless” as Alicia Silverstone was in the ’90s.
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Perhaps there is a trend going?
Quite simply, a brilliant photo. pic.twitter.com/YFQaltinY9
— Thom Kirwin (@Thomkirwin) April 7, 2014
Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi was plagued with a similar incident once before, as pointed out by NBC OlympicTalk Editor Nick Zaccardi on Twitter.
Come on, kids. Learn your athletes.