“So no one pees in the pool?” Jones asked.
“I can’t speak for other people,” Ledecky answered, sending Jones into a fit of laughter. “I definitely cannot speak for other people.”
“I try not to think about this,” she also said.
Just last week, the Wall Street Journal published an article headlined: “The Dirty Secret of Olympic Swimming: Everyone Pees in the Pool.”
“I’ve probably peed in every single pool I’ve swam in,” said Lilly King, who has competed in three Olympics for Team USA, according to WSJ. “That’s just how it goes.”