Katie Ledecky

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

Day 5 Relay Lineups: Margalis Stays, Comerford Comes In For U.S. 4×200

Mallory Comerford will swim on the U.S. team in the final of the women’s 4×200 free relay.

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Degrees of Dominance (with Peaty, Ledecky, and Sjostrom)

The numbers support what the eye can see: Adam Peaty is historically-dominant in the men’s breaststrokes.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Sunday, July 23rd – Sunday, July 30th Budapest, Hungary LCM (50m) Full Competition Schedule Meet…

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Tritonwear Race Analysis: 2017 World Champs Women’s 200m Freestyle

With wins in all 12 races Katie Ledecky has swam at World Championship events, it was time for someone to challenge her. Federica Pellegrini, the current world record holder, did just that.

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Day 5 Relay Lineups: Cox, Flickinger Added To Women’s 4×200 Prelims

Madisyn Cox will contest the women’s 4×200 free relay at day 5 prelims in Budapest.

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World Champs NCAA Medal Table: 9 Schools Win Mixed Medley Medals

The NCAA places extra scoring emphasis on relays, and it shows internationally: 9 different NCAA programs put 11 athletes on medal-winning mixed medley relays, including all 8 Americans.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel will be racing in the men’s 100m freestyle semifinals, one of the most anticipated events of the championships.

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Watch: Grevers-King-Dressel-Manuel Crush WR in Mixed Medley Relay (Race Video)

Watch as Matt Grevers, Lilly King, Caeleb Dressel, and Simone Manuel crush the world record in the 4×100 meter mixed medley relay in finals at 2017 World Championships.

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Race Video: Federica Pellegrini Edges Katie Ledecky in 200 Free Final in Budapest

Watch as Federica Pellegrini of Italy edges Katie Ledecky for the gold medal in the 200 freestyle at World Championships in Budapest.

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North America: Kalisz Proving He Can Continue U.S. Legacy In 200 IM

Chase Kalisz is proving he’s able to step into the footsteps of Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte in the 200 IM.

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Pellegrini, Detti, Paltrinieri Help Italy Surge To Top Tier Of Medals

Medaling in the women’s 200m free event for the 7th consecutive World Championships, Italian ace Federica Pellegrini helped rocket her nation of Italy from 12th yesterday to 4th in the overall swimming medal standings.

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Ledecky’s String of Individual Victories Ends with 200 Free Silver

Katie Ledecky received her first individual silver medal at a major international meet after losing the 200 free to world record holder Federica Pellegrini tonight at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 4 Finals Preview

Katie Ledecky is the top seed headed into tonight’s 200 freestyle battle in Budapest.

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Stanford Hits 5 Golds, 15 NCAA Programs Have Medalists After Day 3

15 NCAA programs have had a current swimmer or alum win a medal within three days of Worlds, including Columbia’s Katie Meili and Northwestern’s Matt Grevers.

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Budapest : Sous l’effet de Katie Ledecky, le demi-fond féminin se désertifie

L’effet LEDECKY n’est-il pas de désertifier le demi-fond féminin, en raison de l’impossibilité vécue par toutes ces filles de l’emporter ?

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