In Pictures: Katie Ledecky, Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh and other swimming stars turn heads at Golden Goggles awards

Several US swimmers such as Katie Ledecky, Gretchen Walsh, and Kate Douglass graced the 2024 Golden Goggles Award ceremony in Indianapolis held on Saturday (November 23). Ledecky and Douglass were nominated for the 'Female Athlete of the Year' category but lost to Torri Huske.

Unlike Ledecky and Douglass, Walsh bagged an award in the event as she won the 'Breakout Performer of the Year.'

Ledecky bagged four medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, including two gold medals in 800m free and 1500m free while Huske bettered the tally with five laurels. Notably, it was also Huske's first prestigious Golden Goggles Award.

In glimpses from the event shared by the US Swimming Instagram handle, Ledecky was seen wearing a dress with red and blue shades on it. Kate Douglass and Gretchen Walsh, on the other hand, were spotted in sleeveless blue and green dresses, respectively, in the ceremony.

Male swimmers such as Bobby Finke and Carson Foster were also featured in the posts.

"It was a GOLDEN celebration ✨🏆" the caption reads.

Here are some pictures from the event:

Katie Ledecky is one of the most decorated swimmers in the Golden Goggles Award, having won the "Female Athlete of the Year" seven times in her career so far.

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Katie Ledecky thanks USA Swimming Foundation after attending 2024 Golden Goggles Awards

Ledecky after the Women's 800m freestyle finals on the eighth day of the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics (Image via: Getty Images)

Katie Ledecky recently expressed her thoughts after attending the 2024 Golden Goggles Awards.

In an Instagram post, Ledecky thanked the US Swimming Foundation and those who have supported the institution's mission to save lives. She also gave a special mention to all the players and coaches who bagged awards at the event.

She wrote:

"Another fun Golden Goggles, thank you @usaswimming and the @swim_foundation! 🤩 Thanks to all who have supported the Foundation’s mission of saving lives and building champions, and thank you Indy for lots of great memories this year. Thank you and congratulations to my teammates and coaches for an incredible year."

In Ledecky's recent pictures from the event, the Washington native was also spotted with her coach Anthony Nesty She trained under Nesty at the University of Florida before the Paris Olympics.