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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 Named 2017 AP Female Athlete of the Year

Ledecky is the first swimmer to win the award in 21 years.

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UN ANNO DI FEDE- Il concorso lanciato da FEDERICA PELLEGRINI

Federica Pellegrini la Campionessa Mondiale dei 200 mt stile libero, ha sicuramente avuto un anno da ricordare. Archiviata la delusione per…

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Ledecky Sets the Curve

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

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NCAA ‘A’ Cuts Update: 173 Cuts Achieved Through Mid-Season Invites

Katie Ledecky and Mallory Comerford are tied for most NCAA ‘A’ cuts with 4 each.

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2017-2018 Women’s NCAA Power Rankings: Post- Invite Edition

Who volunteered to make the biggest leap in our first Power Rankings after mid-season invites? Hint: they’ve got 4 sophomores in major NCAA scoring range, including the fastest 100 flyer in the nation.

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Evans, Naber, Wasserman and Mann at Team USA Awards (Video Interviews)

SwimSwam caught up with Janet Evans, John Naber, Casey Wasserman and John Mann at the 2017 Team USA Awards, where the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics were a hot topic of conversation and Katie Ledecky won Female Olympic Athlete of the Year.

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Aussie Teen Ariarne Titmus Looking Ledecky-esque With 4:02 400 Free

17-year-old Ariarne Titmus smashed a new Australian national record en route to gold in the women’s 400m freestyle at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre tonight, winning in 4:02.86.

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Scoring the NCAA Women’s Teams Based on 2017-18 Midseason Rankings

Per the request of some of our commenters, we’ve gone through and scored out how the women’s NCAA team battle would go based on the midseason rankings. 

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The Top 16 Women in Each Event at 2017-18 NCAA Midseason

We’re now through the second round of NCAA midseason invites and it’s time to take a look at where the division 1 teams stand. SwimSwam has put together a list of the top 16 times in each event up to this point. 

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Katie Ledecky Selected As November’s Pac-12 Swimmer Of The Month

The Conference office announced today that Katie Ledecky of STANFORD was named Pac-12 Women’s Swimmer of the Month and UCLA’s Ciara Monahan was voted Pac-12 Women’s Diver of the Month for November.

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FEDERICA PELLEGRINI: A COPENHAGEN punto alla FINALE DEI 100 SL LIBERO

CAMPIONATI EUROPEI VASCA CORTA 2017 Vasca Corta (25 metri) Royal Arena (Hannemanns Allé 18, 2300 Copenhagen) Biglietti dell’evento qui Programma Gare Nel primo…

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SwimSwam Pulse: 400 IM Narrowly Edges 200 FR As Fan Choice For Ledecky

The people have spoken, and Katie Ledecky will be swimming the 400 IM at this year’s NCAA Championships.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 70% Say Dressel’s 200 IM Most Impressive Off-Event

7 out of every 10 voters picked Caeleb Dressel’s 1:40.61 200 IM as the most impressive off-event swim of the opening weekend of college invite season.

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Ledecky Wins Female Olympic Athlete of the Year at Team USA Awards

For the second consecutive year and third year overall, Katie Ledecky took home the big win at the Team USA Awards.

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