Katie Ledecky

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

Summer McIntosh Breaks Winter Juniors East Meet Record In 500 Free Debut – 4:34.15

McIntosh cruised to a time of 4:34.15 in her first-ever 500-yard freestyle swim on Thursday, shattering the East Juniors meet record.

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17-Year-Old Bella Sims Goes Fastest 200 Yard Free By Any Age Since 2019 – 1:40.78

Bella Sims from the Sandpipers of Nevada blasted a 1:40.78 lead-off leg, marking the fastest time in the event since 2019.

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Five Storylines To Watch At The Winter Junior Championships – West

Set to age up next month, Katie Grimes will aim to etch her name in the girls’ 15-16 NAG record books in Austin at the Winter Junior Championships – West.

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Four Storylines To Watch At The 2022 Winter Junior Championships – East

All eyes will be on Summer McIntosh in Greensboro as we see what she can do in the short course yards pool.

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Li Bingjie Shows Improved Fitness, Eyes 800 & 1500 World Records At Short Course Worlds

Li enters next week’s Short Course World Championships as the defending gold medalist and top seed in the women’s 400 and 800 free.

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US Open, Minnesota Invite, Winter Jrs, AND SC World Champs | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

We dissect the US Open and Minnesota Invite as well as preview the upcoming Winter Jr Champs East/West and Short Course World Championships

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Alfonso Mestre Previews Winter Training in Florida D-Group with Ledecky, Finke, & Smith

1500 US Open champion Alfonso Mestre discusses distance training at Florida, specifically what the upcoming winter training will look like

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LIVEBARN Race of the Week: Katie Ledecky Battles McIntosh

Olympic icon Katie Ledecky batted Canadian upstart Summer McIntosh in the women’s 400 meter free at the 2022 U.S. Open Championships.

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Katie Ledecky on Mentally Descending, Negative-Splitting 1500 at US Open

Katie Ledecky had an undefeated outing in Greensboro, capping it off in the 1500, in which she tried to descend by 500 and successfully negative split.

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WATCH: All The Record-Breaking Swims at the 2022 U.S. Open Championships

New ASU pros Regan Smith and Chase Kalisz combined for four of the seven record-breaking swims at the 2022 U.S. Open Championships.

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Isabel Ivey Transferring from Cal to Florida for Fifth Year in 2023-24

The move marks a return home for Isabel Ivey, who grew up in Gainesville and was SwimSwam’s No. 1 recruit in the class of 2019 at Buchholtz High School.

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2022 U.S. Open Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Regan Smith will be the top seed in both the 200 fly and 200 back heading into the last finals session of the 2022 U.S. Open Championships.

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Watch: Ledecky Blasts a 15:44 1500 Free at U.S. Open (Day 4 Race Videos)

A 30-second lead was not enough for Katie Ledecky; she hit the wall first in the 1500 free at U.S. Open by 34 seconds (15:44.13)

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Conclusi I Campionati Statunitensi-Analisi E Risultati Finali Day 4

Si è svolta ieri sera l’ultima sessione degli U.S. Open 2022 a Greensboro, in North Carolina. Analisi e risultati completi Day 4

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2022 US Open: Night 3 Photo Vault

The 3rd night of competition at the 2022 US Open saw some epic races, here are the top shots from the night taken by Jack Spitser

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