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Katie Ledecky

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

NCAA Stars Smith, Thielmann Drop 1500 Free on Day 1 of PSS – Charlotte

The 2015 women’s 1650 yard freestyle NCAA Champion Leah Smith (above) will sit out of its closest equivalent, the 1500 meter free, on Thursday at the Pro Swim Series – Charlotte meet.

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Sacred Heart Academy’s Leah Stevens Earns 2015 Kentucky High School Athlete of the Year

Sacred Heart Academy’s (Louisville, Kentucky) Leah Stevens has been awarded the Rudy J. Ellis Kentucky High School Athlete of the…

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Katie Ledecky to defer enrollment at Stanford until fall of 2016

Olympic champ and all-world distance swimmer Katie Ledecky will defer her freshman season at Stanford University, instead staying at her Nation’s Capital Swim Club training base through the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

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FINA’s List of Swimmers with Rio Qualifying Times Updated As of May 1, 2015

FINA released an updated listing of the 2016 Rio Olympic “A” cut qualifiers through May 1st; take a look to find your favorite swimmer.

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Will The American Men Still Top The Medal Standings At Worlds Without Michael Phelps?

The United States topped the men’s medals table at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona despite the glaring absence of Michael Phelps, and it seems as though this time around the task might prove to be more of a challenge.

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Women Are Catching Up: An Analysis Of The Lag Time Between Men’s and Women’s World Records

The women’s 200 freestyle and 200 butterfly World Records are faster than the Olympic legend Mark Spitz’s former World Records.

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NCAP hires former Machine, Rockville-Montgomery coach Sue Chen to work with Gemmel, Ledecky site

Nation’s Capital Swim Club is already one of the hottest age group super-clubs in the country, and their coaching staff just added a new power-player in former Machine Aquatics coach Sue Chen.

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Ohio State Running Back Elliott Tops Ledecky, Others for AAU Sullivan Award

Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott topped swimmer Katie Ledecky and 5 other athletes to win the 2015 Sullivan Award,…

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Leverenz, Ledecky, Hosszu trail Beisel by just 3.5 points in Pro Swim Series standings after Mesa

The women’s points race in the Arena Pro Swim Series is heating up with just two stops remaining; in Mesa,…

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Video Interview: Bob Bowman wants to see Katie Ledecky and Michael race in the 400 free

Bowman commented that he wouldn’t mind seeing his star athlete Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky

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2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa: Day 4 Race Videos

Watch all race videos from the final night of the Arena Pro Swim Series at Mesa, including Michael Phelps’ big win in the 100 free.

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2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa: Day 3 Race Videos

Watch all of the finalsa races from Friday in Mesa, including Arkady Vyatchanin’s win in the 100 back, plus the 200 flys, 50 frees, 200 breasts, and 400 frees.

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Video Interview: Michael McBroom talks training with Katie Ledecky

Michael McBroom, winer of the 400 free at Mesa, describes his encounter with Katie Ledecky at training camp

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