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Katie Ledecky

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

USA Swaps 3 of 4 Legs for Finals of Women’s 4×200 Free Relay

Teammates Missy Franklin and Katie Ledecky will be looking to lead USA to its first relay gold medal of the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships this evening in Kazan, Russia.

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China Surges To Second Place In Swimming Golds After Day 5 of Worlds

China’s Fu Yuanhui’s gold in the women’s 50m backstroke added another tally to her country’s monster haul on the day.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the fourth day of the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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2015 World Championships Pick ‘Em: Peaty win, Cseh upset shake day four scoring

Contestant-favority Adam Peaty doubled-down with an individual win in the 100 breast, then added another gold later in the session

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2015 FINA World Swimming Day 4 Final Photo Vault

Not even half way through the 2015 FINA world swimming championship and there’s already been a mind blowing number of amazing…

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One Year Countdown Begins For The Rio 2016 Olympic Games

In exactly one year from now all eyes in the world will be on Rio as the opening ceremonies kick off and the 2016 Olympic Games officially begin.

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Watch Ledecky win 200 Free at 2015 World Championships – RACE VIDEO

2015 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE VIDEO: Katie Ledecky hammered through the second half of her 200 freestyle to pull out the win and take home another gold medal.

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Fun Facts Through 4 Days of the 2015 World Championships

Laszlo Cseh has now won a medal at a record 7 different world championships

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Great Britain Leads The Gold Medal Count Halfway Through Worlds

Great Britain’s mixed 4×100 medley relay team took home the gold in world record-breaking fashion tonight, helping the country lead the gold medal count at the competition’s halfway point.

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Katie Ledecky Set Up To Be First Woman To Ever Win Four Freestyle Golds At Worlds

Katie Ledecky has put herself in the perfect position to become the first woman ever to win four freestyle golds at a either a World Championships or Olympic Games.

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Katie Ledecky 200 Free World Championships Post Race Interview

2015 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE VIDEO: Katie Ledecky hammered through the second half of her 200 freestyle to pull out the win and take home another gold medal.

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2015 World Championships Day 4 Finals Photo Vault- theswimpictures.com

Team Great Britain after winning the mixed 4×100 medley relay with a new World Record during finals on Day 4 of 2015 World Championships.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 4 Finals Preview

Adam Peaty will look to back up his world record in the semi-final with his second gold medal of the championships in the 50 breast

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2015 World Swimming Championship Day 3 Final Photo Vault

It’s been three exciting days so far at the FINA World Swimming Championship.  We’re fortunate to have our photographer Mike…

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2015 World Championships Pick ‘Em: 100% Pick Ledecky Again

Once again, 100% of our readers correctly picked Katie Ledecky to win an individual event.

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