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Katie Ledecky

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

2017 World Champs Pick Em Contest: Day 7 Update Presented By TYR

Pick ‘Em players were thrown off in startingly high numbers by Joseph Schooling’s now-infamous post-practice 50.7 in the 100 fly. Just 17% picked Caeleb Dressel to win even after hitting the world’s #1 time at U.S. Nationals. 77% of players picked Schooling, who wound up tying for 3rd in 50.8.

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FINA World Swimming Championships Day 7 Photo Vault

It’s the second to last day at the 2017 FINA World Swimming Championships, but it could also be called the…

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 7 Finals Preview

Day 7 finals will feature the showdown between Joseph Schooling and Caeleb Dressel in the men’s 100 fly.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

Check out the live recap for day 6 prelims in Budapest.

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Pellegrini tombe Ledecky et lance une grande journée de natation italienne

« La divina » tombe Ledecky (et McKeon) et lance une grande journée de natation italienne.

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Georgia Adds Three Golds On Day 5’s NCAA Worlds Medal Table

Three Georgia Bulldogs won gold medals on day 5 of the 2017 World Championships, pushing UGA into a tie for 2nd among all schools in our NCAA medal table.

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Dan Patrick Would Rather See Phelps Race Ledecky Than a Fake Shark

In a Discovery Channel Shark Week special, Michael Phelps took to the open water to go head to head (well,…

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 6 Prelims Preview

Caeleb Dressel’s 50 free / 100 fly quest will begin at day 6 prelims in Budapest.

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Watch USA Women Win 4×200 Free Gold in Budapest (Race Video)

Watch Leah Smith, Mallory Comerford, Melanie Margalis, and Katie Ledecky win the gold medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay in Budapest.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

The USA’s Chase Kalisz has a chance to win the first individual gold of this meet for the American men in tonight’s 200 IM final.

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Get The SwimSwam 2017 College Preview Magazine

With over 85 pages of features covering DI, DII and DIII data you need to know, the 2017 College Preview issue covers it all for the college swimmer, high school swimmer, fan and swim parent.

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Day 5 Relay Lineups: Margalis Stays, Comerford Comes In For U.S. 4×200

Mallory Comerford will swim on the U.S. team in the final of the women’s 4×200 free relay.

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Degrees of Dominance (with Peaty, Ledecky, and Sjostrom)

The numbers support what the eye can see: Adam Peaty is historically-dominant in the men’s breaststrokes.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Sunday, July 23rd – Sunday, July 30th Budapest, Hungary LCM (50m) Full Competition Schedule Meet…

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Tritonwear Race Analysis: 2017 World Champs Women’s 200m Freestyle

With wins in all 12 races Katie Ledecky has swam at World Championship events, it was time for someone to challenge her. Federica Pellegrini, the current world record holder, did just that.

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