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Katie Ledecky

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

2018 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Stanford’s Simone Manuel (50 free) and Katie Ledecky (500 free) look to defend their titles tonight and are chasing their own NCAA Records. Cal’s Kathleen Baker, the reigning 200 IM champion, will battle Stanford’s NCAA Record holder Ella Eastin.

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The next issue is WOMEN IN SWIMMING. It is over one pound, the biggest issue since the 2016 Olympic Preview. We profile the biggest female influencers in swimming–Olympic icons, rising talent, the greatest coaches, CEOs, Olympic industry insiders, even a famous comedian.

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2018 W. NCAAs Finals Preview: Stage Set for Cal-Stanford Showdown in 200 Free Relay

At Pac-12s, Cal took down the American Record. This morning, Stanford broke that record. The 2 teams will go head-to-head tonight with their best lineups.

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Tuggle Passes Ledecky In 13-14 200 Free Rankings At Day 3 NCSA Prelims

13-year-old Claire Tuggle took over 14th spot on the all-time 13-14 200 free rankings, one spot ahead of Katie Ledecky.

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2018 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Stanford’s Katie Ledecky (500 free), Simone Manuel (50 free), and Ella Eastin (200 IM) are chasing their own records today as the Cardinal swimmers hold the NCAA Records in all 3 individual races.

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2018 W. NCAAs: Mallory Comerford Drops Fastest 800 FR Split in History

As far as we can tell, Mallory Comerford is the first woman to go under 1:40 in her 800 free relay split — she destroyed the mark with her 1:39.14.

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2018 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

 Katie Ledecky dominated the anchor leg for Stanford in 1:39.87 to help the Cardinal defend their title. Louisville’s Mallory Comerford put up the fastest split of the night, though, with a 1:39.14 on the 2nd leg.

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2018 W. NCAAs: Day 1 Photo Vault

SwimSwam’s Tim Binning (theswimpictures.com) caught all the action on night 1 of the 2018 Women’s NCAA Championships.

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2018 W. NCAA Previews: a Battle of American Record Breakers in 400 IM

The 400 IM American Record changed hands last season between Stanford teammates Katie Ledecky and Ella Eastin. Now that Ledecky has dropped the 200 free for the 400 IM at NCAAs, who will capture the title (and possibly the American Record) at the big showdown?

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All the Links You Need for the Women’s 2018 D1 NCAA Championships

You can find all the links you need to follow along right here on SwimSwam, as well as event-by-event previews and predictions.

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How Do SwimSwam’s Preseason Picks Look The Day Of Women’s NCAAs?

Didn’t see Erika Brown coming? Neither did we. Check out our how our preseason picks look the day before the 2018 women’s NCAA Division I championships.

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2018 W. NCAA Picks: Michigan Threatening Pac-12 Giants In 800 FR Relay

Katie Ledecky will look to lead Stanford to a second straight NCAA title in the 800 free relay.

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The Official 2018 SwimSwam Women’s NCAA Predictions Index

As we tick down the days to the 2018 Women’s NCAA Championships, keep track of all our event-by-event previews and winner picks here.

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2018 Women’s NCAA Championships: Scoring Cheat Sheets

Sydney Pickrem and the Texas A&M breaststroke group will be the most dominant single ‘group’ by scoring at the NCAA Championship meet.

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