Katie Ledecky

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

2024 College Swimming Previews: #9 Florida Women Welcome Bella Sims, Isabel Ivey to Crew

With top recruit Bella Sims coming to Gainesville along with former top recruit Isabel Ivey, the stars seem to be aligning for Nesty’s crew this season.

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How Does The Girls Class of 2025 Stack Up Against The Star-Studded 2015 Class?

The girls’ high school class of 2025 appears to be the best in recent memory, and perhaps rivals the class of 2015 that was spearheaded by Katie Ledecky.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 50.6% Pick Phelps To Be Cover Athlete of “Swimming 2024” Video Game

Readers believe that Michael Phelps should be the cover athlete of a new swimming video game, as more than 50 percent voted for the GOAT.

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Shayna Jack Racconta I Mondiali 2023 E L’Allenamento Con Dean Boxall

Una delle migliori velociste al mondo, l’australiana Shayna Jack racconta a SwimSwam l’esperienza dei mondiali e l’allenamento con Boxall

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Shayna Jack on World Records, Racing Katie Ledecky, & Partnership with Dean Boxall

Jack discusses what makes the training at St. Peters Western under Dean Boxall so electric and her strategy for racing Katie Ledecky in the 200 free.

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WATCH: World Record Holder Leon Marchand Throws First Pitch At Arizona Diamondbacks Game

Marchand and ASU triathlete Amber Schlebusch were recognized by the Diamondbacks as a part of “Sun Devil Night” prior to the team’s walkoff victory.

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Dove Appare Ancora Il Nome Di Federica Pellegrini Nei Libri Dei Record

Federica Pellegrini è ancora un nome presente nel libro dei record. Vediamo dunque quali primati detiene ancora oggi a 2 anni dal ritiro

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SwimSwam Pulse: 60.4% Pick Jason Lezak As Most Clutch Relay Performer

Lezak’s 46.06 anchor leg from the Beijing Olympics will go down in swimming history as perhaps the greatest relay performance ever.

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How To Get The 2023 College Preview with the Leon Marchand Cover

SwimSwam Magazine’s 2023 College Preview details everything a swimmer, swim coach, or swim fan needs to know for the upcoming competitive season.

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Grading Our 2023 World Championships WR Predictions & a Bonus Look at Who was Closest

Sarah Sjostrom’s 50 free WR took us by surprise, as it wasn’t included in our predictions. See how else we fared and peek at which swims were closest to a WR.

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Tutti I Numeri E Le Curiosità Dei Finalisti Dei Mondiali Di Fukuoka

Alcuni dati, numeri e curiosità sui finalisti degli ultimi Campionati del Mondo di nuoto, che si sono chiusi a Fukuoka 2 settimane fa

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Fukuoka Finals: A Swimfo Showcase

The 2023 World Championships saw 38 different countries send at least one swimmer to an individual final, with 21 of those nations reaching the podium.

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Did The Tight Turnaround From Trials Impact The U.S. Performance In Fukuoka?

The U.S. team had 22 days from the end of Nationals until the start of the World Championships, a relatively small window compared to previous years.

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How Did We Do? Reviewing SwimSwam’s 2023 World Championship Predictions

The dominance of Kaylee McKeown and Regan Smith in the women’s 100 and 200 backstroke was one thing we correctly predicted in Fukuoka.

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Watch All Seven of the US Gold Medals From The 2023 World Championships

Katie Ledecky won two out of the seven gold medals for the United States as she won both the 800 free and the 1500 free at the 2023 World Championships.

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