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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 Lowers Her 200 Freestyle National High School Record

Only seven days after Katie Ledecky broke the National High School record in the 200 freestyle at the WMPSSDL Championships, she lowers…

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Ledecky goes 4:27.88 in DC Metro Champs finals for 2nd-fastest 500 in history

Just an hour or so after breaking the national high school record in the 200 free, Katie Ledecky was back to put up the second-fastest 500 free time in history, just off her American record set last night.

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Katie Ledecky smashes American record with 4:26.58 in the 500 freestyle

At 17 years old, Ledecky is now the fastest woman in history in the event by nearly four full seconds.

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Katie Ledecky stars in Stone Ridge School’s ‘Gators Go Turf’ mock-umentary

National High School record-holder. Olympic champion. Destroyer of World Records. And now Katie Ledecky can add “movie star” to her list of accolades.

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Katie Ledecky Downs 200 Freestyle National High School Record

It just doesn’t stop.  Less than two weeks after scaring multiple long course meters world records at the Arena Pro Swim…

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Katie Ledecky Highlights ISL Championships; Three Meet Records Fall

Ledecky posted the second fastest time in the country for the calendar year, winning the 500 freestyle with her time of 4:45.99.

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22 New Olympic Trials Qualifiers Emerge at Pro Swim Series – Austin

Purdue commit Haley Rowell came up big in Austin, with 6 lifetime bests, including 3 new Olympic Trials cuts.

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What Do the Stats Say: A Look at the Final 2014 World Rankings

The American Women and Men each suffered a drop in the quantity of #1 world-ranked times from 2013 to 2014, but other countries saw a rise in their overall world performance.

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Watch Katie Ledecky swim 4:00 In 400m Free – Arena Pro Swim RACE VIDEO

To put Ledecky’s unshaven, in-season 4:00 in the 400m free into perspective, Federica Pellegrini’s 3:59.15 at the 2009 World Championships was the only swim faster, and that was in a rubberized tech-suit.

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Watch all race videos here – Day 3 – Arena Pro Swim Series Austin

Watch all of the A and B finals from night 3 at the Arena Pro Swim Series Austin.

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Watch Ledecky swim the 2nd fastest 800 Freestyle in History, 8:11.23 (Race Video)

Katie Ledecky swam an 8:11.23 in the 800 freestyle, two-tenths off her world record. She was out in 4:05.04 and back in 4:06.19.

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Katie Ledecky breaks down 2nd fastest 800 Freestyle in History (Video Interview)

Katie Ledecky swam an 8:11.23 in the 800 freestyle, two-tenths off her world record. She was out in 4:05.04 and back in 4:06.19.

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8 Big Things from Us & You: Arena Pro Swim Series – Austin – Day 3

Andrew Seliskar was one of several exciting young swimmers to shine on the final night in Austin.

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Dwyer takes Pro Swim Series points lead after Austin, Ledecky leads meet with 20

After the Austin stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series, we have a new leader on the men’s side: Conor Dwyer.

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2015 Arena Pro Swim Series – Austin: Day 3 Finals Real-Time Recaps

Katie Ledecky will swim the 800 free. Another lifetime best (she’s got two this weekend) would be a World Record.

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