Katie Ledecky

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

Which Swimmers Saw The Biggest Boom on Social Media After The World Championships?

Anna Peplowski grew her Instagram following by a whopping 17.49 percent, the most of any other Team USA Woman at the World Championships.

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Walsh, Ledecky, Urlando Headline 2025 Golden Goggle Nominees

Katie Ledecky (Right) and Anthony Nesty (Left) are nominees for Golden Goggle Awards, Ledecky for Female Athlete of the Year, and Nesty for Coach of the Year.

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Annie Lazor on Coaching at Stanford: “An opportunity… that we could just not say no to”

During her time at the University of Florida, Lazor has worked with athletes such as Katie Ledecky, Bobby Finke, Bella Sims, and Emma Weyant

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Bowman, DeSorbo, Durden, Holloway & Nesty Named ASCA Coach of the Year Finalists

Bob Bowman coached American swimmers Regan Smith, Luke Hobson, Simone Manuel, Chris Guiliano, and Shaine Casas to medals at the 2025 World Championships.

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2025 World Championships: Five Takeaways From The Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay

Gretchen Walsh had the fastest fly split in history, for a U.S. team that won with the biggest margin of victory for 31 years

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Luca Urlando Saw 20% Growth in Instagram Followers After Winning Only U.S. Men’s Gold Medal

Luca Urlando led the U.S. team in percentage growth in his Instagram followers; Jack Alexy, Anna Peplowski, and Campbell McKean also did well.

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University Of Wollongong Renames Pool After Six-Time Olympic Champion Emma McKeon

The University of Wollongong renamed the UniActive swimming pool as the Emma McKeon Pool during their recent graduation ceremony.

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2025 World Championships: Eight Takeaways From The Men’s 4×200 Free Relay

Great Britain turned to their anchor leg to win them the race, making it five years in a row with a 1:43-point split on the end for them

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2025 U.S. Summer Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Former world record holder Hunter Armstrong will likely be looking to secure his spot on the Pan Pacs roster in the men’s 50 backstroke tonight.

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2025 World Championships: Six Takeaways From The Women’s 4×200 Free Relay

Katie Ledecky made the most of her duel with Mollie O’Callaghan on the anchor leg, her first in 2016, to swim her second-fastest split ever

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USA Swimming Interim CEO Bob Vincent Releases a Statement, Phelps Pushes Back Again

Michael Phelps disputed Bob Vincent’s claim that he and Rowdy Gaines have been welcomed to participate in the process at USA Swimming.

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SwimSwam Pulse: McIntosh Was Biggest Worlds Story, Jaouadi & Coetze Both Hit Big Breakouts

When asked what the top storyline was prior to Worlds, nearly two-thirds of votes in our poll went to something related to Summer McIntosh.

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McIntosh (#7) & Marchand (#9) Rise In All-Time Individual Gold Medal Rankings After Singapore

Summer McIntosh and Leon Marchand have launched themselves into the top ten on the all-time individual World Championships gold medal list.

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Double World Champion Ahmed Jaouadi Commits To The University of Florida

Jaouadi won a pair of World Championship titles last week in Singapore, establishing himself as the best male distance freestyler on the planet.

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NCAP CEO Tom Ugast Gets Real About the State of Club Swimming

USA Swimming registration was flat in an Olympic year. That’s never happened before. If that doesn’t rattle you, you’re not paying attention.

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