Katie Ledecky

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

Competitor Coach of the Month: Greg Meehan, Stanford

Meehan’s Stanford women won 10 of the 18 swimming events at NCAAs, including 3 of 5 relays. They set American records in 5 of those records and NCAA records in 5, spanning 6 different events.

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Pac-12 Announces Women’s Swim & Dive Postseason Awards

The Pac-12 named the recipients of the 2017 Women’s Swimming and Diving awards today, as voted on by the league…

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Missouri Tiger Women Biggest NCAA Risers From SwimSwam Predictions

With both NCAA Championships now in the rearview mirror, it’s time for everyone’s favorite game of “hindsight is 20/20.” We look back at our final team predictions to see who over- and underperformed our expectations.

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NCAA Men Pick’em Contest Final Results

2017 MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, March 22 – Saturday, March 25 IUPUI Natatorium – Indianapolis, IN Championship Central Psych Sheet Event Previews…

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SwimSwam Readers Predict Nationals: Pick’em Analysis Individual Events

View your entries here There is a theory in economics that under certain circumstances combining the opinions of a large…

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Get SwimSwam Magazine’s Tattoo Issue with the Anthony Ervin Cover

We dive deep on Anthony Ervin, the oldest man to win an individual Olympic gold, and we profile the biggest stars in sport in this massive 172 page issue.

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Katie Ledecky Inducted Into Maryland Women’s Hall Of Fame

Team USA swimmer, Stanford University freshman and two-time Olympian Katie Ledecky, 19, was inducted into the Maryland Women’s Hall of…

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Bonus Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Stanford’s 6:45.91

NCAA Championship season is unarguably one of the busiest times of year in competitive swimming. With that in mind, we at SwimSwam are bringing you a special bonus blueseventy Swim of the Week to track the top swim of the women’s NCAA Championships.

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Top 20 Quotes from 2017 Women’s NCAA’s (Video)

See what the best in college swimming stars had to say about their performances this weekend at the NCAA Championships

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WATCH – Final Day Race Videos From the 2017 NCAA Women’s Championships

Simone Manuel swam a “video game” time of 45.56 to win the women’s 100 free.

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Ledecky and Eastin give praise to Stanford Legacy (Video)

To say that this meet was historic for Stanford would be an understatement.

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Greg Meehan Named 2017 CSCAA Division I Women’s Coach of the Year

Stanford’s Greg Meehan was named the CSCAA’s Division I Coach of the Year after Stanford won their first NCAA title since 1998.

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2017 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Finals Photo Vault

2017 WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, March 15 – Saturday, March 18 IUPUI Natatorium – Indianapolis, IN Prelims 10AM/Finals 6PM (Eastern Time) Defending…

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Kathleen Baker Earns CSCAA Swimmer of the Year at 2017 W. NCAAs

California sophomore Kathleen Baker was named the 2017 CSCAA Swimmer of the Year after winning three individual events and helping the Golden Bears to a 2nd-place finish at the 2017 NCAA Division I championships.

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Stanford Redeems Last Year’s Narrow Loss, Wins NCAA Team Title

The Stanford Cardinal came away with the team title at the 2017 Women’s NCAA DI Championships by over 160 points.

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