Katie Ledecky

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

Simone Manuel on being Katie Ledecky’s Roommate & how she learned Ledecky was going to Stanford

Simone Manuel and Katie Ledecky will be Stanford superheroes in time. One swimmer wields lightning, the other is an endurance assassin. Women’s college swimming has great years ahead.

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Katie Ledecky Interview: “I’m taking a week off, maybe a week and a half”

See Women’s 1500m free World Swimming Rankings here, powered by TYR…

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Katie Ledecky 1500 World Record Interview: “I Wanted to End on a Good Note”

With her fifth World Record of the summer, Katie Ledecky drops six second to improve her World Record to 15:28.36.

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United States Wins 4th-Straight Pan Pacs Medals Table

Led by 5 gold medals and 2 World Records from Katie Ledecky, the Americans won another Pan Pacs medals table – which they’ve done every year since 1999.

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RACE VIDEO: Watch Katie Ledecky shatter the world record in the 1500 free at Pan Pacs

Watch Katie Ledecky shatter her own World Record in the 1500 freestyle on the final day of the Pan Pacific Championships from Australia.

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Cierra Runge Interview: “I Can’t Stop Smiling”

Swimming Video interview courtesy of Shannon Macdonald, SwimSwam Rankings Managing Editor.

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2014 Pan Pacific Championships – Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the final day of the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships.

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Katie Ledecky Breaks World Record in Women’s 1500 Meter Freestyle

Katie Ledecky’s last 800 meters were faster than her first 800 meters en route to a new World Record in the women’s 1500 meter freestyle.

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Katie Ledecky Video Interview: Breaking World Records Never Gets Old

See how far Ledecky is from the rest of the world on SwimSwam’s World Swimming Rankings, powered by TYR.

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Michael Phelps Video Interview: Katie Ledecky is a stud

Michael Phelps won gold in the men’s 100 fly with a 51.29, but the conversation turned to Ledecky in the post race interview. Hear what Phelps has to say about her historic swims.

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2014 Pan Pacific Championships – Day 4 live prelims recap

Michael Phelps made the final of the 200 IM, while his longtime rival Ryan Lochte just missed the cut in Australia.

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Ledecky & Franklin: With the Rain This Meets Feels like Friday Night Lights (Video Interview)

Swimming News / Swimming Video is courtesy of Shannon Macdonald, SwimSwam Rankings Managing Editor. WOMEN’S 4×200 FREESTYLE RELAY – FINALS…

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WATCH: All race videos from Pan Pacs day 3, including Katie Ledecky’s World Record, Phelps’ 100 fly win

Watch Michael Phelps’ first international win since London, plus the new 400 free world record, along with all finals videos from day 3 at the Pan Pacific Championships.

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19 Women, 18 Men On USA World’s Team Through Day 3 Of Pan Pacs; Non-Olympic Events Added

Connor Jaeger earned his spot on the World Championship team in the 400 freestyle after earning a bronze medal at Pan Pacs with a 3:45.31.

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8 things we learned from day 3 at the Pan Pacific Championships: streaks stay alive for Park, Americans

Tyler Clary kept the U.S atop the 200 back, an event the country has never lost in Pan Pacific Championships history.

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