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Katie Ledecky

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

Championnats U.S. : Katie Ledecky plus classe à part et seule au monde

Katie Ledecky plus classe à part et seule au monde que jamais, exécute un 800 mètres en 8’14s40.

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L’International Swimming League peut-elle mettre fin au monopole de la FINA ? (4)

La 4e installation dans la série « L’International Swimming League peut-elle mettre fin au monopole de la FINA ? »

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WATCH: Race Videos From Day 2 of 2018 U.S. Winter Nationals

Follow along with full race videos of all of Thursday night’s racing. All videos courtesy of USA Swimming on YouTube.

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2018 U.S. Winter Nationals: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

2018 U.S. Winter National Championships November 28th-December 1st, 2018 Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, North Carolina Psych Sheets Results Short Course…

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USA Swimming Winter Nationals Day 2 Photo Vault

We are off to great start at the 2018 USA Swimming winter nationals in Greensboro, North Carolina – it’s the…

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2018 U.S. Winter Nationals: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Nathan Adrian will contest the men’s 50 free on day 2 of the U.S. Winter National Championships in Greensboro.

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Katie Ledecky Explains Negative Split 8:14 800 Free (Video)

Katie Ledecky led the first heat of the women’s 800 free wire-to-wire to win by almost 14 seconds in 8:14.40, negative-splitting the race 4:07.27/4:07.13

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WATCH: Katie Ledecky, Jordan Wilimovsky Dominate 800s in Greensboro

Watch as Katie Ledecky and Jordan Wilimovsky qualify for 2020 Olympic Trials and win their respective races by over 13 seconds.

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2018 U.S. Winter Nationals: Day 1 Distance Live Recap

Katie Ledecky will swim the women’s 800 freestyle on the opening night of U.S. Winter Nationals.

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Nation’s First 2020 Olympic Trials Cut Goes to Katie Ledecky

Katie Ledecky became the first US swimmer to get a 2020 Olympic Trials cut while tonight at the 2018 Winter National Championships in Greensboro, NC.

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2018 U.S. Winter Nationals: First Olympic Trial Cuts Await

The past two Novembers, Katie Ledecky has broken short course yard American and NCAA records (essentially world-bests for the yards format). Now a pro, Ledecky will look for a long course world record with a time drop tonight.

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5 Storylines To Watch At the 2018 U.S. Winter Nationals

The 2018 U.S. Winter Nationals begin today, with a rare long course meters format marking the opening of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifying period. Here are five major storylines to watch this week in Greensboro.

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Swimming Holiday Gift – 2018 Year In Review SwimSwam Magazine

Looking for a holiday gift for your swimmer, swammer, swim-fan or coach? SwimSwam Magazine’s 2018 YEAR IN REVIEW is ready to ship.  Order now as a great holiday gift item.

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The 5 Mentally Toughest American Elite Swimmers in History

There are probably 50 or more good candidates for the top 5 spots, but this is my list. As far as the elite swimmers go, here is my top five list, which includes nine swimmers.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Quite the Shindig

We’re back with swimming’s TopTenTweets!

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