Katie Ledecky

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

Phelps: “It’s Pretty Incredible to Help Kids Go After Their Dreams”

Watch Michael Phelps talk about his influence on the sport in lead-up to the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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Ledecky explains pre race visualization rituals (Video)

As we see the American athletes in press conferences, a majority of them look different.

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Ledecky: This is the year we’ve been working towards (Video)

When you own all 10 of the top 10 swims ever recorded in the 800 free, your true opposition is the clock… and yourself.

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Katie Ledecky reminisces on 2012 Olympic experience (Video)

At just 19 years old, Ledecky will be swimming in her 2nd Olympics, having won gold in the 800 meter freestyle at the London Olympics.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Complete Roster

See the offical roster for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team.

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Get in the Olympic Mood with a Flashback to London 2012

To get excited for Rio, dive into the SwimSwam archives and revisit the London 2012 Olympics.

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Get the Michael Phelps Gold Cover Olympic Preview Digital Magazine Now

This is the one magazine you want to celebrate and remember Olympic swimming in 2016. Get it now and you can get “all back issues” as digital magazines as well.

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Olympic Talking Points To Impress Your Non-Swimmer Friends

Take your mark, swimming fans, because after enduring countless Super Bowls and March Madnesses, it’s our time to shine.

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Ledecky Second Best Athlete In Her Grade School’s History

Charles Hartley makes a very good argument for why Katie Ledecky is the second best athlete to come from her grade school.

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The 5 Quintessential Swimming Storylines For the 2016 Rio Olympics

Has Olympic fever hit yet? Check out this guide to catch up on the 5 biggest stories you need to know to follow all the Olympic swimming action from Rio 2016, beginning Saturday morning.

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Katie, and Other Different People – by Robert Sullivan

This article is courtesy of and written by Robert Sullivan.

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The Official SwimSwam Rio 2016 Olympics Preview Schedule

Don’t miss a second of our pre-Olympic coverage with this handy central bookmark post, where we’ll link out to our event-by-event previews as they drop and track our medalist predictions as we make them.

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European Sports Books Release Olympic Swimming Odds

The odds in this article are provided for entertainment purposes only. If you have strong opinions about who’s going to…

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The Avg. Team USA Olympic Swimmer is 23.3 Years Old (Birthday Stats)

Sorry, David. You are more than seven years over the average age. Try a little harder.

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Dive Into the Records with Barry Revzin

Barry Revzin shares with us the world records progressions over the year, with graphs and explanations.

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