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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 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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United States Wins 4th-Straight Pan Pacs Medals Table

Led by 5 gold medals and 2 World Records from Katie Ledecky, the Americans won another Pan Pacs medals table – which they’ve done every year since 1999.

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RACE VIDEO: Watch Katie Ledecky shatter the world record in the 1500 free at Pan Pacs

Watch Katie Ledecky shatter her own World Record in the 1500 freestyle on the final day of the Pan Pacific Championships from Australia.

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Cierra Runge Interview: “I Can’t Stop Smiling”

Swimming Video interview courtesy of Shannon Macdonald, SwimSwam Rankings Managing Editor.

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2014 Pan Pacific Championships – Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the final day of the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships.

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Katie Ledecky Breaks World Record in Women’s 1500 Meter Freestyle

Katie Ledecky’s last 800 meters were faster than her first 800 meters en route to a new World Record in the women’s 1500 meter freestyle.

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Katie Ledecky Video Interview: Breaking World Records Never Gets Old

See how far Ledecky is from the rest of the world on SwimSwam’s World Swimming Rankings, powered by TYR.

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