In Pictures: Katie Ledecky addresses audience to discuss her memoir Just Add Water: My Swimming Life at Gainesville's Cade Museum

American swimmer Katie Ledecky graced an event organized by the Cade Museum in Gainesville on Monday (Dec 9). The event was organized jointly by the Lynx Books store and the museum.

The program mainly focused on the discussion of Ledecky's memoir, "Just Add Water: My Swimming Life" with the audience. The book is based on Ledecky's journey from a child in Maryland to one of the most decorated female swimmers in the history of the discipline.

The Lynx Books' Instagram handle shared a few glimpses from the event. In the posts, Ledecky can be seen addressing a room full of people with novelist and co-owner of the Lynx Books, Lauren Groff beside her. The American swimmer can be seen donning a grey blazer and complementing it with black pants and shoes. It remarked in the caption:

"Thank you to everyone who joined us last night at @cademuseum for a conversation with @katieledecky! It was an honor to have you" .

Here are some of the pictures:

During the event, signed copies of Ledecky's books were also available for the audience. The book was released earlier this year in June by Simon and Schuster publishers and has received major appreciation from the masses leading to it becoming a New York bestseller.

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Katie Ledecky on her motive behind publishing her memoir

Katie Ledecky at the La Defense Arena after the Women's 1500m freestyle finals at the 2024 Paris Olympics (Image via: Getty Images)

Katie Ledecky recently shared the motivation behind writing her book, Just Add Water. This came before the show at Gainesville hosted by The Lynx Books and Cade Museum.

During the interview, Ledecky stated that she wants to share her lessons with the young aspiring swimmers and even the non-swimmers. She also mentioned that she has also derived a lot of her lessons from her teammates, coaches, and family.

She said (via WCJB TV20):

"I really enjoy sharing a lot of my stories and some of the lessons that I have learned through my swimming career, through competing internationally, from my family, through my teammates and coaches."

She further added:

"I have learned a lot through this journey that I am on and I want to share some of those fun stories and hopefully inspire some young swimmer, older swimmer, and even non-swimmers."

During the event, Katie Ledecky also expressed her love for the University of Florida and thanked it for helping her with her swimming training in the last few years.