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Katie Ledecky

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

Katie Ledecky Moves to #2 All-Time in 1000 Free at First State Cup

On Saturday at the Delaware Swim Team’s First State Cup, high school senior Katie Ledecky swam the third-fastest time ever in the…

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Katie Ledecky Swims 3rd-Fastest 500 Yard Freestyle of All-Time in Delaware

Thanks to Rory Connell for contributing to this report. Katie Ledecky has swum the 3rd-fastest 500 yard freestyle of all-time…

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Katie Ledecky Gets Opportunity to Race the Boys at This Weekend’s Delaware First State Cup

Katie Ledecky returns to competition this weekend, and she’ll be challenged in the distance frees like she hasn’t in a while.

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USA Swimming Finalizes Rosters for 2015 World Championships

Katie Ledecky will swim four individual events at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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Pac-12 passes sweeping new rule changes on scholarships, transfers

The Pac-12 Conference has passed a set of new rules for its athletes concerning scholarships, athlete transfers and more under the new autonomy granted by the NCAA.

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Sunday Morning Swimming Photo Vault – Oct 26th 2014

Many thanks to Rafael Domekyo – rafaeldomekyo.com – for providing these great swimming photos.

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Katie Ledecky To Kick Off Nationals-Giants Post-Season Series With Ceremonial First Pitch

Katie Ledecky will be throwing out the first pitch at the Washington Nationals game this Friday to kickoff their playoff…

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The Official SwimSwam Ballot for the 2014 Golden Goggles Awards

Katie Ledecky is a shoe-in for Female Swimmer of the Year at the 2014 Golden Goggles Awards. Most of the choices aren’t that obvious.

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Katie Ledecky Named USA Swimming Athlete of the Year for 2nd-Straight Season

On Saturday night in Jacksonville, Florida, high school senior Katie Ledecky was named the USA Swimming Athlete of the Year for…

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Bruce Gemmell Wins ASCA Coach of the Year Award

Bruce Gemmell coached Katie Ledecky (above) to another historic, record-breaking season that included 5 gold medals at the 2014 Pan Pac Championships.

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Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky Earn U.S. Olympic Committee Honors

In his first international competition since the London 2012 Olympic Games, 18-time Olympic gold medalist Phelps led the U.S. men with five medals at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships.

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Katie Ledecky And Simone Manuel Highlight List Of 2013-2014 Scholastic All-America Team Members

Sometimes it’s hard to remember that standout swimmers like Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel are both still in high school, however the two national team stars highlighted a list of nearly 1800 swimmers honored by USA Swimming as 2013-2014 Scholastic All-America team members.

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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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