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Katie Ledecky

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

Stanford Women vs Everyone Else Combined: Actually Kind of Close

SwimSwam’s editor Braden Keith brought me the following hypothetical: what would happen in a dual meet of the Stanford women…

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Katie Ledecky’s Past Decade

We’re back with swimming’s top 10 tweets.

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Weitzeil Downs Manuel for 50 Free Pool Record in Rivalry Dual Meet

Several Pool Records fell as Stanford capped off an undefeated dual meet season on Saturday in their meet against Pac-12 rival Cal. The Bears’ Weitzeil nabbed an individual Pool Record in the 50 free as she out-touched Manuel 22.04 to 22.13.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Voters Most Excited For Pac-12 Women

Almost half of voters said they were most excited for the women’s Pac-12 Championships compared to the other four major conference meets to take place this month.

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MONDIALI BUDAPEST 2017: Rivedi le Finali che Hanno Emozionato il Mondo

I Campionati Mondiali di Budapest 2017 hanno lasciato ricordi carichi di emozioni. I migliori atleti del mondo si sono sfidati nella…

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Ledecky Posts 1:43.2 200 FR Immediately After 9:15.9 1000 FR at USC

Ledecky stepped up for the 200 free immediately after winning the 1000 free (9:15.96). Though she trailed USC’s Louise Hansson (1:46.21) through the front half, Ledecky powered through in the final 100 yards to build a 3-second lead, winning in 1:43.24.

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Katie Ledecky Named Pac-12 Women’s Swimmer Of The Week

The Conference office announced today that Katie Ledecky of STANFORD was named Pac-12 Women’s Swimmer of the Week and CALIFORNIA’s Briana Thai was voted Pac-12 Women’s Diver of the Week.

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Stanford Freshman Brooke Forde Wins Triple Against UCLA

Freshman Brooke Forde was a major player in Stanford’s victory over UCLA last weekend, winning 3 individual events.

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2018 NCAA Conference Championship Primer – Division I

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! With all due respect to Christmas, there’s nothing quite like the NCAA…

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: A True Breaststroker

We’re back with swimming’s top 10 tweets.

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8 Reasons To Love SwimSwam Magazine

SwimSwam Magazines are a big, coming in at nearly a pound per issue. We provide you four massive print issues designed to sit on your coffee table like a piece of artwork.  

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Top 8 NCAA Women’s Times from Last Week’s Dual Meets

Simone Manuel went the fastest dual meet time in the 100 free and 200 free last week.

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Hu Drops 200 Back Pool Record as Cardinal Tops ASU

Senior Janet Hu turned in a new Pool Record to help Stanford to victory over Pac-12 foe Arizona State.

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Stanford’s Manuel, Byrnes Return in Dual Meet Victory Over Arizona

After being absent from competition for the first half of the season, All-American Megan Byrnes and NCAA champion Simone Manuel made their 2017-18 debut.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 50% Supporting Lezak Squad in SwimSquad Race

By an overwhelming margin, fans selected Jason Lezak’s SwimSquad as their team of choice in this year’s SwimSquad Battle.

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