The ‘SNL’ alum asked the swimming legend about peeing in the pool—and Ledecky was quick to shut down any notion that she does it.

m Leslie Jones had the opportunity to ask Olympian Katie Ledecky, who on Thursday became the most decorated U.S. female swimmer in Olympics history, a gross question about swimmers that we’ve all wondered, whether we admit or not.

You guessed right: Jones asked Ledecky about peeing in the pool. The eight-time gold medalist, however, says she “definitely” doesn’t do it.

It all began when Ledecky said the following in an interview that aired on NBC Sports:

“I just love it when I can spend most of my day at the pool.”

You know, I got to ask this because I’m looking at this pool and I see how long the lanes are … how do you not pee in the pool?”

I definitely don’t.”

When Jones questioned if “no one” pees in the pool, Ledecky gave the following response that had Jones cackling:

 

“I can’t speak for other people. I definitely cannot speak for other people.”

Aside from not peeing in the pool, Ledecky clinched a gold medal on Wednesday. Then on Thursday, she was back in the pool to win another medal, setting a new record for the most Olympic medals won by a female swimmer when the U.S. women’s 4×200 freestyle relay team secured a silver.

People were thrilled for her.

Lilly King, a three-time Olympian for Team USA, revealed that she’s “probably peed in every single pool I’ve swam in,” adding that she can “actually pee as I’m swimming, which is kind of a gift.”

The Journal noted that the “nasty habit isn’t just a lack of decorum” because many swimmers “insist there’s a good reason why they can’t do what most people learn by the age of four.”

It added that “swimmers hydrate until the last possible moment while also wearing ultra-tight suits meant to compress their bodies into the most hydrodynamic shape possible,” which “makes for a dangerous combination.”

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