Katie Ledecky

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

Top 15 Underwater Swimming Photos from 2015

It’s that time of year when many of us look back taking stock of the year’s major events. It’s been a…

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2015 Swammy Awards: Katie Ledecky, Person of the Year

Katie Ledecky earns the Swammy Award for Person of the Year for the way she’s expanded what swimming fans thought possible in the freestyle races, both in terms of range and historic time barriers.

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2015 Swammy Awards: Katie Ledecky, U.S. Female Swimmer of the Year

Katie Ledecky collected an incredible 5 gold medals at the World Championships in Kazan.

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SwimSwam Poetry Slam: “Twas The Year Before Rio…”

T’was the year before Rio down at SwimSwam HQ, and we grabbed pens and paper to see what we could do.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Katie Ledecky’s 1000 Free By The Numbers

While the weekend was chock full of huge swims between the Duel in the Pool, both Winter Junior National Championships and the Nation’s Capital Invite, there’s still one swim that’s head and shoulders above the rest.

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Watch Katie Ledecky Swim 8:59.65 in the 1000 Free – VIDEO

Watch Katie Ledecky swim 8:59.65 in the 1000 yard freestyle at the Nation’s Capital Swim Club Invite.

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American Record For Katie Ledecky: First Sub-9:00 1000 Free In History

Katie Ledecky has become the first woman ever under nine minutes in the 1000 yard freestyle, going 8:59.65 at the Nation’s Capital Swim Club Invite Sunday.

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NCAP Invitational Day 3 Prelims Recap

Kate Douglass qualified first in two events for finals tonight. Follow along for a recap of the NCAP Invite’s day 3.

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Katie Ledecky Cruises to a 4:30 500 Free at NCAP Invite Day 3 Prelims

2015 NATION’S CAPITAL INVITATIONAL University of Maryland Aquatic Center – College Park, MD Wednesday, December 9 – Sunday, December 12 Psych Sheet…

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Katie Ledecky Hits 4th-Fastest 200-Yard Free of All-Time (Race Video)

Katie Ledecky blew up her home club invite Friday night, putting up a 1:41.04 in the 200 yard freestyle that moves her to #3 all-time in the event.

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NCAP Invitational Day 2 Finals Recap

NCAP Invitational day 2 finals recap.

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NCAP Invitational Day 2 Prelims Recap

NCAP Invitational day 2 prelims recap.

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35 Reasons You Know You Swam in the 2000’s and 2010’s

#29 – The Lenny Krayzelburg to Aaron Peirsol transition made you simultaneously happy and devastated.

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