Katie Ledecky

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

2015 Arena Pro Swim Series – Austin: Day 2 Real-Time Recaps

After an impressive day 1 in Austin, Katie Ledecky will march up the ladder to the 200 free on Friday.

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Watch Kate Ledecky win 100m Free – Arena Pro Swim Austin (Race Video)

Swimming Video / Race Video courtesy of USA Swimming. WOMEN’S 100 FREE – FINALS Katie Ledecky was absolutely on fire…

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Ledecky Drops 4:00.47 In 400 Free, Wins 100 Free at Arena Pro Swim (VIDEO INTERVIEW)

To put Ledecky’s unshaven, in-season 4:00 in the 400m free into perspective, Federica Pellegrini’s 3:59.15 at the 2009 World Championships was the only swim faster, and that was in a rubberized tech-suit.

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Arena Pro Swim Series Photo Vault Day 1

It’s the same series with a new name – the Arena Pro Swim Series kicked off in Austin today and…

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Ledecky rockets into Pro Swim Series points hunt after one day in Austin

One day into the Arena Pro Swim Series at Austin, Katie Ledecky has rocketed into the top 5 in overall points with the day’s top haul.

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8 Big Things from Us & You: Day 1 of Arena Pro Swim Series at Austin

Jack Conger’s explosive 100 fly was a major highlight from day 1. What else did SwimSwam and the SwimSwam commenters notice?

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5 storylines, 5 races to watch and all the links you need for the 2015 Austin Pro Swim Series

The Hosszu cometh: Katinka won last year’s circuit despite swimming just two of the six meets. She’ll try to track down points leader Elizabeth Beisel in Austin.

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2015 Austin Arena Pro Swim Series Psych Sheets: Ryan Lochte to swim first 400 IM since knee injury

30-year-old Ryan Lochte is entered in the 400 IM, which would be his first shot at the race since his major knee injury in the fall of 2013.

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Lochte, Ledecky, and Adrian to Race at Arena Pro Swim Series at Austin

Katie Ledecky (above), Ryan Lochte, and Nathan Adrian will all swim their first long course meets since Pan Pacs in a week in Austin.

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High School State Champs rundown: Every State Championship meet of 2015

You know it’ll be a great year of high school swimming when the nation’s best high school swimmer is also arguably the best female swimmer in the world. Case in point: Washington D.C.’s Katie Ledecky.

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2014 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 17-18

Andrew Seliskar and Katie Ledecky, both of Nation’s Capital Swim Club, are our 2014 Swammy Award winners for the 17-18 age group.

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2014 Swammy Awards: Female Swimmer Of The Year Katie Ledecky

She had arguably the best long course season any swimmer has had since the end of the suit era, breaking a total of five world records.

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