Katie Ledecky

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

USA 2017 World Champs Selection Criteria Refresher

Need a quick refresher on the selection criteria for the USA’s World Championships team? Check out our short guide here.

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Tuggle Smashes Her 2nd 11-12 NAG Of The Day With 2:02 200 Free

Claire Tuggle broke another NAG, her second of the day, in the girls 11-12 200m freestyle.

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Psych Sheets Drop For 2017 U.S. Summer Nationals

The suspense is over! USA Swimming has released the official psych sheets for the 2017 U.S. National Championships, which will serve as the nation’s selection meet for both the 2017 World Championships, 2017 Junior World Championships and 2017 World University Games.

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Katie Ledecky Entered in 100-1500 Frees for Worlds Trials, No 400 IM

Katie Ledecky is entered in the 100 free, 200 free, 400 free, 800 free, and 1500 free for U.S. Worlds Trials next week.

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NBC Sports, USA Swimming Coverage Set For Phillip 66 Nationals

Fans will enjoy wall-to-wall television and digital coverage of next week’s 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships – USA Swimming’s top…

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2017 U.S. Trials Preview: Ledecky Spearheads Formidable 200 Free Field

Katie Ledecky leads the charge for the U.S. in the women’s 200 freestyle, a stacked event heading into Trials.

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Becca Meyers, Brad Snyder Nominated for More Espys

Becca Meyers (above) won the 2015 ESPY Award for Best Female Athlete With a Disability.

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Jazz Carlin, Aimee Willmott Withdraw From British Worlds Team

Both Jazz Carlin and Aimee Willmott have opted to withdraw from the British World Championship team.

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Phelps, Murphy, Ledecky, Manuel & Hosszu Score ESPY Nominations

Check out the swimmers among this year’s ESPY nominees…hint, one is known as the GOAT.

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Katie Ledecky Named Runner-Up For Pac-12 Student Athlete of the Year

Katie Ledecky was named as the Pac-12s #2 student-athlete of the year.

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2017 U.S. Worlds Trials Preview: Leah Smith’s First 1500 Since 2014

Find links to all of our event-by-event previews here. 2017 U.S. NATIONALS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TRIALS Tuesday, June 27th-Saturday, July 1st 50-Meter…

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2017 U.S. Worlds Trials Preview: Ledecky/Smith Untouchable in 800

Find links to all of our event-by-event previews here. 2017 U.S. NATIONALS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TRIALS Tuesday, June 27th-Saturday, July 1st 50-Meter…

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Get The SwimSwam 2017 World Championships Preview Magazine

With over 75 pages of features covering the 2017 World Championships, you will get everything you need to enjoy the biggest competition of the year.

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New Event Proposals For 2020 Tokyo Olympics

As you no doubt have heard and internalized, the International Olympic Committee signed off this week on a proposal to…

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Phelps on New Events: “What Else Are We Going to Add? 75m Frees?”

While he does support the women’s 1500, an event in which men have been able to swim for more than a century at the Olympics, adding new events “takes away from the sport.”

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