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Katie Ledecky

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

2018 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Ella Eastin will contest the 400 IM on day 3 of the Pac-12 Championships after sitting out of the 200 yesterday.

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2018 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

The reigning NCAA champions are featured in each of tonight’s individual races: Stanford’s Katie Ledecky (500 free), Cal’s Kathleen Baker (200 IM), and Stanford’s Simone Manuel (50 free).

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2018 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Katie Ledecky swims the 500 free on day 2 of the Women’s Pac-12 Championships.

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2018 Women’s Pac-12s Day 1 Recap: Cal Just .03 Shy of 200 MR NCAA Record

Cal came within .03 of the NCAA Record, with Kathleen Baker on top of her game as she posted a 23.59 back split.

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7 Reasons To Love SwimSwam Magazine

SwimSwam Magazines are a big, coming in at nearly a pound per issue. We produce massive print issues designed to sit on your coffee table like a piece of artwork.

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Psych Sheets for the 2018 Women’s Pac-12 Championships

USC’s Louise Hansson won’t swim the 200 free – where she would’ve been the 2nd-seed behind Katie Ledecky.

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2018 Pac-12 Women’s Champs Fan Guide: Stanford Poised to Dominate

The Stanford women are the heavy favorites to take the 2018 Pac-12 crown and successfully defend their 2017 title, which was their first since 2014.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: A Whole Lot of Dressel

We’re back with swimming’s top 10 tweets.

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2018 SEC Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Both Claire Rasmus and Sydney Pickrem come in as #1 seeds on night 3 of the 2018 SEC Championships.

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Stanford Women vs Everyone Else Combined: Actually Kind of Close

SwimSwam’s editor Braden Keith brought me the following hypothetical: what would happen in a dual meet of the Stanford women…

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Katie Ledecky’s Past Decade

We’re back with swimming’s top 10 tweets.

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Weitzeil Downs Manuel for 50 Free Pool Record in Rivalry Dual Meet

Several Pool Records fell as Stanford capped off an undefeated dual meet season on Saturday in their meet against Pac-12 rival Cal. The Bears’ Weitzeil nabbed an individual Pool Record in the 50 free as she out-touched Manuel 22.04 to 22.13.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Voters Most Excited For Pac-12 Women

Almost half of voters said they were most excited for the women’s Pac-12 Championships compared to the other four major conference meets to take place this month.

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MONDIALI BUDAPEST 2017: Rivedi le Finali che Hanno Emozionato il Mondo

I Campionati Mondiali di Budapest 2017 hanno lasciato ricordi carichi di emozioni. I migliori atleti del mondo si sono sfidati nella…

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Ledecky Posts 1:43.2 200 FR Immediately After 9:15.9 1000 FR at USC

Ledecky stepped up for the 200 free immediately after winning the 1000 free (9:15.96). Though she trailed USC’s Louise Hansson (1:46.21) through the front half, Ledecky powered through in the final 100 yards to build a 3-second lead, winning in 1:43.24.

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