Katie Ledecky

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"I just like to swim…fast. I don't think about the distance."

Russian Anti-Doping Agency to Progressively Resume Testing in Late May

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency will resume testing later this month after a month-long hiatus due to government initiatives to slow the spread of COVID-19.

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Get The Olympic Perspective Issue With The Caeleb Dressel Gold Cover

The next issue of SwimSwamMAG addresses the COVID-19 impact on the Olympics, and we project how elites will perform in 2021 with an extra year of training.

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World Record Holder Regan Smith Still Set for Fall 2020 Stanford Enrollment

Despite the Olympic postponement, the 18-year-old Smith is still on track to start college at Stanford this fall, she says.

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Top NCAA Women’s Swimming Recruits Of The Past Decade

Katie Ledecky? Missy Franklin? Regan Smith? Who is the top NCAA swimming prospect of the past decade? We rank our top 50 since 2012.

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2019 World Champions: Who is Back in the Water

We take a look back at last year’s World Championship gold medalists and where they are at in their return to the pool following their countries quarantine.

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Epic Swims: Katie Ledecky Unites Long Course Distance World Records in 2014

With the swim, Ledecky became the first woman to hold the 400-, 800-, and 1500-meter free world records in long course simultaneously since the 1980s.

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NCAA’s Coming Name, Image, Likeness Overhaul Will Open New Revenue Streams

There will only be a handful of swimmers (like Regan Smith, above) capable of big contracts based on Olympic achievements, but there are other avenues…

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Katie Ledecky Played Peek-A-Boo With Michael Jordan

You’ve at least heard about the basketball documentary that is The Last Dance, sure….but what’s the swimming connection?

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Katie Ledecky Torna A Stanford Per Studiare Malattie Infettive

Katie Ledecky dopo il rinvio delle Olimpiadi al 2021, si è reiscritta all’Università di Stanford e sta frequentando un corso sulle malattie infettive.

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Katie Ledecky Re-Enrolled in Stanford Classes After Olympic Postponement

Ledecky turned professional after her sophomore season and was taking time off of classes to train, but always planned to finish her degree.

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NISCA to Host Virtual High School ‘May Madness’

With swim meets on hold, NISCA will host a virtual, all-time best dual meet featuring high schools from across the nation.

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The 2020 Olympic Perspective Magazine With The Caeleb Dressel Gold Cover

Coronavirus has impacted Olympic history, postponing the biggest sporting event on earth, and the next issue of SwimSwam Magazine addresses this topic.

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Roadmaps 2.0 – Mapping International Swim Stars: Women’s 800 Free

In 2020, there are four 19&U women who are torching up the 800 free scene. Find out to see if they have what it takes to catch sensation Katie Ledecky.

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Sarah Sjöström: Over A Decade of Medals and World Records (Videos)

Sarah Sjöström set a world record at just 15, but her next few years were left in this shadow, only for her career to explode into elite status.

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Nueva era en la lucha contra el dopaje: llegan los controles virtuales

La Agencia Antidopaje de Estados Unidos (USADA) prueba controles inéditos con Ryan Murphy, Katie Ledecky y Lilly King desde sus hogares. Todos los detalles.

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