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Katie Ledecky

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

3 of 4 Honda Sport Award Nominees Are Stanford Cardinal

Lilly King broke was nominated for a 3rd-straight Honda Sports Award in swimming and diving.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 75% Pick Dressel’s 17.63 As Most Impressive of NCAAs

In a shocking runaway of votes, SwimSwam voters overwhelmingly picked Caeleb Dressel’s 17.63 in the 50 free as the most impressive swim of men’s NCAAs. That that swim won the poll isn’t a surprise, but the winning margin might be. More than three-quarters of votes went to Dressel’s 50 – in fact, that event tallied ten times more votes than any of the other four events on the ballot.

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Relive Women’s NCAA Champs, SEC Champs on TV Tonight

Tonight, there’s an opportunity to relive the 2018 men’s and women’s SEC Championships, along with the 2018 Women’s NCAA Championships, on television.

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Katie Ledecky Signs with Wasserman Agent Dan Levy

Ledecky announced last week that she is turning pro, and now has signed with sports agent Dan Levy of Wasserman.

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Commonwealth Countdown: Campbell Sisters Highlight Women’s Freestyle

The Campbell sisters will look for a pair of 1-2 finishes in the sprint free events at the Commonwealth Games.

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Katie Ledecky Announces She’s Forgoing Final 2 Years of Eligibility to Turn Pro

Katie Ledecky announced today that she’s turning pro, despite having two more years of NCAA eligibility.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Eastin Overshadows Olympian Teammates

Ella Eastin had the finest meet of any swimmer at the 2018 NCAA Championships, breaking 2 American records, winning three individual events and two relays. Over the course of three days, Eastin beat a number of swimming elite – most notably in her 400 IM.

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Pac-12 Names Women’s All-Academic Teams

Following are the 2018 Pac-12 Conference Swimming & Diving All-Academic teams, announced today by Commissioner Larry Scott.

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2018 W. NCAA Championships: Day 4 Photo Vault

SwimSwam’s Tim Binning was on deck to capture the emotional final day of the 2018 NCAA D1 Women’s Championships.

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NCAA Dames 2018 jour 4 : Les temps forts de Stanford contre les petites mains de Cal

Stanford, qui a su attirer ses nageuses autour de ses programmes d’enseignement et de sport, ne pouvait être battue.

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2018 Women’s NCAA Championships: Individual Breakdown

With the 2018 women’s NCAA championships wrapping up last night, we can now take a more in depth look at swimmers’ performance.

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Katie Ledecky on Her Future Plans: “I’m Trying to Stay in the Present”

While Simone Manuel confirmed that she herself will turn pro next year, Katie Ledecky stressed that she’s focused only on school for the time being.

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Greg Meehan Named 2018 CSCAA Division I Women’s Coach of the Year

This year, Stanford was unstoppable, sweeping the relays and finishing the meet a full 220 points ahead of second-place Cal. For that, Greg Meehan was named the Collegiate Swim Coaches’ Association of America (CSCAA) Division I Women’s Coach of the Year. 

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Ella Eastin Earns CSCAA Swimmer of the Year at 2018 W. NCAAs

Stanford junior Ella Eastin was named the 2018 CSCAA Swimmer of the Year after winning three individual events and helping lead the Cardinal to a 1st-place finish at the 2018 NCAA Division I Championships. 

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Stanford Defends Their 2017 Win with a 2018 Women’s NCAA Team Title

2018 WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, March 14th – Saturday, March 17th McCorkle Aquatic Pavillion — Columbus, OH Prelims 9AM/Finals 5PM (Eastern…

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