Katie Ledecky

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

Rio Rapid Fire: Day Six Prelims

. Although he wasn’t the leader, his 51.60 moves him through to the next round where he’ll attempt to qualify. If he does, it’ll be his fourth Olympic final in the event, and he’ll have the chance to win his fourth consecutive gold.

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Ledecky Cruises To Olympic Record 8:12 in 800 Free Heats

It wasn’t her best time – wasn’t even within 6 seconds, in fact – but Katie Ledecky still smashed the Olympic record in heats of the 800 free.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 55% Favor Ledecky Over Hosszu Through 2 Days

More than half of voters picked Katie Ledecky as the early female swimmer of the meet choice.

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NCAA Update: College Stars Play Key Roles, Earn 800 Free Relay Medals

Texas Longhorn Townley Haas was one of seven NCAA swimmers who earned medals in the 4×200 freestyle relays earlier this week in Rio.

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JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS RÍO 2016: FINALES DÍA 5

JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS RÍO 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Natación: Agosto6-13 Estadio Olímpico Acuático, Parque Olímpico de Barra, Río de Janeiro…

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Weir Baffled By Coaches Relay Decision: ‘I can’t make any sense of it’

Amanda Weir was shocked with the decision made by the American coaches to leave her off the women’s 400 free relay.

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Day 6 Prelims Preview: Manaudou’s Time To Shine In Men’s 50 Free

Florent Manaudou finally gets his opportunity to shine individually here in Rio with the men’s 50 free getting underway today.

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2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Five Finals Live Recap

Swimming’s blue ribbon event will give way to a Aussie-American duel with a Canadian somewhere in the middle. Kyle Chalmers and Cameron McEvoy of Australia will be trying to take down both Nathan Adrian and Caeleb Dressel of the United States.

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Olympia 2016: Vorläufe mit Köhler,Deibler,Wierling,Beck,Mensing,Graf

Olympische Spiele 2016 Rio Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien Schwimmen: 6. bis 13. August Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio…

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Rio Day 5 Medal Table: Relay Gold Helps USA Lead In All-Sports Table

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro Prelims – 9:00 a.m/12:00 p.m…

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Kazan vs. Rio: Comparing the 800 Free Relay

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…

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Rio Rapid Fire: Day Five Finals

They’re the top two seeds for tomorrow’s final where they’re going to have one last final showdown to cap off one of the best rivalries in swimming.

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Rio Twitter Recap Day 5: Ledecky Impresses Yet Again

Katie Ledecky, who has yet to disappoint at these Games, anchored the 4×200 free relay to gold despite going into her leg with almost a full second deficit.

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The Ongoing American Dynasty of the Women’s 800 Freestyle Relay

The women from the United States extended their reign in the 4 x 200 freestyle tonight with the all-star line up of Allison Schmitt, Leah Smith, Maya DiRado, and Katie Ledecky taking the gold medal in a time of 7:43.03.

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North America: Women’s 200 Breast the “Double Miss” Event for U.S. in 2016

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…

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