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Katie Ledecky

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

Bronte Campbell, Emily Seebohm Headed to Singapore World Cup

Australian on-fire athletes, Bronte Campbell and Emily Seebohm, have been announced as attending the 2015 FINA World Cup in Singapore slated for October 3rd and 4th.

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USA Swimming Announces 2015-2016 National Team Coaches

Bruce Gemmell made the U.S. National Team Coaches list for his work with world record-holder Katie Ledecky.

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USA Swimming Announces 2015-16 National Team Roster

USA Swimming has announced its 2015-16 National Team roster, which is headlined by veterans Missy Franklin, Katie Ledecky, Ryan Lochte, and Michael Phelps.

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Katie Ledecky, Sun Yang, Ning Zetao Invited To Hong Kong World Cup

The Hong Kong Swimming Federation extended an invitation to Katie Ledecky, Sun Yang and Ning Zetao for the upcoming FINA World Cup stop in Hong Kong.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: #7 Ross Murdoch Does Open Water?!

Here (above) is Ross Murdoch swimming in a pool. But what if we told you he’s been doing some swimming OUTSIDE OF A POOL!?

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Taylor Ruck Breaks 200m Free Championship Record

Canada’s Taylor Ruck had another impressive performance in Singapore, winning gold and breaking the championship record in the 200m free

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Italy’s Quadarella Breaks Four Year Old 1500m Championship Record

Slovenia’s Tjasa Oder saw her 1500m freestyle championship record get broken on the 5th night of finals at Junior World Championships by Italy’s Simona Quadarella

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Aussie Tamsin Cook Clocks New 400 Freestyle World Juniors Meet Record

Another meet record bites the dust, as Aussie Tamsin Cook slides into the history books with a gold medal 4:06.17 400m freestyle swim in Singapore.

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USA women undefeated in major 800 frees this summer after Schmidt’s Jr Worlds win

Sierra Schmidt has reason to dance: she and her American teammates have won every major 800 free title this summer.

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Shouts From The Stands: An Ode to Katie Ledecky’s 800 Freestyle

Some people watch Katie Ledecky race and think: “Yeah, I could swim 200 meters like that.” Those swimmers are all either world-class males, or liars.

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Ledecky Considering 100 Free, 400 IM Events At U.S. Olympic Trials

Ledecky is possibly looking at incorporating the 400m IM and/or the 100m freestyle into her Olympic Trials portfolio of events in Omaha.

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SwimSwam’s World Championships Honors and Superlatives

Katie Ledecky is our female swimmer of the meet, with 5 gold medals and 3 world records to show for her efforts in Kazan

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Boyle On Ledecky: “She Opens Our Minds To What Is Possible”

Lauren Boyle says that what World Record Holder, American Katie Ledecky, is doing for the sport is ‘amazing.’

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It is time for a Women’s Olympic 1500 meter Freestyle

Katie Ledecky’s 15:25.48 in the 1500m free would be ranked 90th in the world for men…right now.

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2015 World Championships Pick ‘Em: Final Results

And the winner of the 2015 World Championships contest is… surprisingly, not Katie Ledecky

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