Katie Ledecky

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

Chinese Teens Win Mile Titles On Day 1 Of Fran Crippen Memorial SMOC

China’s Li Bingjie won the women’s 1500 free on day 1 of the Fran Crippen Memorial Swim Meet of Champions in Mission Viejo, California.

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Olympian Simone Manuel On A Mission: GMM presented by SwimOutlet.com

Four-time Olympic medalist Simone Manuel is on a mission in and outside of the pool.

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Katie Ledecky First Female Olympian Ever Featured on the Cover of National Geographic

Ledecky announced via social media that she would be gracing the cover of the July issue of National Geographic, which hits newsstands June 26th

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45 Women’s Swimmers Named to CoSIDA Academic All-America Teams

Forty-five women received Academic All-America At-Large acclaim across Division I, II, III and the college division ranks, including three Academic All-America of the Year honorees.

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Ledecky, Ransford Named At-Large Academic All-Americans of the Year

University of Michigan senior swimmer PJ Ransford and Stanford University sophomore swimmer Katie Ledecky headline the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division I Men’s and Women’s At-Large teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

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Kathleen Baker Torches 58.77 100 Back In Barcelona, World #3

USA’s Kathleen Baker swam the 3rd fastest 100 backstroke in the world this year with a 58.77 at the Mare Nostrum in Barcelona.

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6 Reasons You Will Love The Caeleb Dressel Cover Of SwimSwam Magazine’s Summer Preview

If you want SwimSwam Magazine, subscribe here.  The 2018 SUMMER PREVIEW is out now, and it is nearly one pound. Our theme is…

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Margalis Takes Over PSS Lead, Ledecky Charges; Kalisz/Grothe Hold Even

Melanie Margalis scored 9 Pro Swim Series points in Santa Clara to overtake the absent Taylor Ruck for the series points lead on the women’s side. But Katie Ledecky scored another 15 points and is now only a couple wins out of stealing the lead.

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Krayzelburg Wins Santa Clara SwimSquad With Second-Highest Total Ever

Lenny Krayzelburg’s SwimSquad won a tough Santa Clara meet, putting up the second-highest point total of any team at any meet so far. Krayzelburg’s 98 points is second only to the 107 his crew put up in Austin.

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Katie Ledecky Reminisces on Being a Young Swim Fan (Video)

Aside from coming out victorious un numerous races this weekend, Katie Ledecky spent a significant amount of time signing autographs and taking pictures with young swimmers, hoping to make an impact

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2018 Santa Clara Pro Swim Series: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Tonight, Katie Ledecky will try to better her season-best 3:57.94 in the 400 free from May at the Indy PSS.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Ledecky is Always in Front

We’re back with swimming’s TopTenTweets!

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2018 Santa Clara Pro Swim Series: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Simone Manuel will swim the 50 free on day 4 in Santa Clara.

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WATCH: Race Videos from Day 3 of the Santa Clara Pro Swim

You can watch Caeleb Dressel’s 100 free win, as well as the 200 IM showdown between World Champion Chase Kalisz and World Record holder Ryan Lochte.

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2018 Santa Clara Pro Swim Series: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Among the stars to swim tonight are Chase Kalisz, Ryan Lochte, Caeleb Dressel, Katie Ledecky, Melanie Margalis, Ryan Murphy, Kylie Masse, Ryosuke Irie.

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