Katie Ledecky

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

How to 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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Remembering Janet Evans’ 400 Freestyle World Record 32-Years Later

22 years ago, Janet Evans swam a 4:03.85 in the 400 freestyle, negative splitting the race on her way to a new world record that wouldn’t fall until 2006.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 84% Prefer NCAA Title To U.S. Open Record

A huge majority of voters would rather win an NCAA event title than set a U.S. Open record, according to our latest poll.

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RUSADA Riprenderà I Test Anti Doping A Fine Maggio

L’agenzia anti-doping russa ( RUSADA ) ha annunciato che dopo una pausa di circa un mese riprenderà i test antidoping alla fine fi maggio

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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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