Katie Ledecky

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

2025 World Championships: Day 5 Finals Preview

After an Americas record and the #1 seed in a hectic semifinal, Jack Alexy takes center stage in the men’s 100 free with plenty of challengers

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2025 World Championships Day 5: Relay Speculation

Anna Peplowski had the fastest split of the 4×200 freestyle relay prelims at 1:55.16 to earn her spot the United States relay tonight.

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Contextualizing Leon Marchand’s 1:52.69 200 IM (Or Trying To)

Leon Marchand does not really do normal, and he showed that once again in the 200 IM semi-finals. Here’s to (hopefully) helping you wrap your head around it

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Despite Illness to Team USA, Greg Meehan says “vibe of the team has been Great”

With illness tainting many Team USA performances, Greg Meehan belives that there is “still plenty of time for us to get going.”

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Summer McIntosh Leads Prize Money Earnings After Day 4 of Worlds, Marchand Hits $30K WR Bonus

McIntosh has won $40,000 (USD) thus far after collecting individual golds in the women’s 400 free and 200 IM.

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Mondiali Di Singapore: Analisi E Risultati LIVE Finali Day 4

La quarta giornata dei Campionati Mondiali di Nuoto di Singapore segna il punto di svolta del programma in vasca. RECAP LIVE FINALI DAY 4

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WATCH: Kaylee McKeown Scares Regan Smith’s 100 Back World Record (Day 3 Worlds Race Videos)

Didn’t catch the action from night three of the 2025 World Championships? No worries, SwimSwam has compiled a list of all available race videos.

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2025 World Championships: Day 3 Pick’Em Contest Update

User “Ronan65” was one of 12 people to correctly choose Pieter Coetze as the men’s 100 backstroke champion, helping him win day three.

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2025 World Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown aims to reclaim the world title in the women’s 100 back she won in 2023, facing off with rival American Regan Smith.

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Should Swimmers Be Able to See the World Record Line During Races?

During the women’s 1500 Freestyle the question was asked: Should swimmers be able to see the world record line during the race?

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2025 Worlds, Day 3 Oceanian Recap: Turner Becomes AUS’s 1st Male 200 Fly Finalist In 22 Years

Harrison Turner ends a drought that has stretched since 2003, and goes into tomorrow’s final with a pair of sub-1:55 swims already under his belt in Singapore

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2025 Worlds, Day 3 North America Recap: Weinstein Rebounds To Take Pole Position In 200 Free

After dropping the 400 on Sunday, Weinstein showed she was back on top form on Tuesday night, winning the second semi-final of the 200 free in 1:54.69

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David Popovici: “This Feels Better Than The Olympics” (World Championships Flash Quotes)

Hear why Romania’s David Popovici says his 200m free gold in Singapore was better than topping the podium at the 2024 Olympic Games.

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Five Different Nations Earn Gold On Day Three Of 2025 World Championships

Five different nations saw a swimmer step onto the top tier of the podium on day three of the 2025 World Championships in Singapore.

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Simona Quadarella Sull’Argento Nei 1500 “É La Medaglia Del Cambiamento”

La medaglia del cambiamento. Così l’ha definita Simona Quadarella. Per noi è la medaglia della certezza, quella di poterla vedere fino a LA28

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