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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 1500m Free World Championships Post Race Interview

VIDEO INTERVIEW: Ledecky said that 200m free after the 1500 hurt a lot more than she thought it would…

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day Three Finals Live Recap

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

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Watch Katie Ledecky Break her 1500m World Record – 15:25.48 – Race Video

RACE VIDEO: With a big push at the end, Ledecky touched in at 15:25.48 to take over two seconds off her newly-established world record of 15:27.71 that she set in prelims earlier in the meet.

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Katie Ledecky Breaks Own Day-Old World Record In 1500m Freestyle

Katie Ledecky of the United States put on an incredible performance to take yet another chunk off her own 1500m freestyle world record and take home her second gold medal of these World Championships.

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Aussies On Top Of Medal Table After Day 3

Emily Seebohm’s 100 backstroke gold helped bump her team to the top of the medal standings after day 3 in Kazan.

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2015 World Championships Day 3 Finals Photo Vault- theswimpictures.com

Russia’s Yuliya Efimova was crowned World Champion in front of her home crowd, beating defending World Champion and World Record Holder, Ruta Meilutyte, with 1:05.66.

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Boglarka Kapas Blasts New Hungarian Record in 1500m Free

Among the several national records that fell during day three’s finals, Hungary’s Boglarka Kapas snapped her own 1500m mark during…

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Lauren Boyle Takes Down Oceanic Record To Grab Silver In 1500 Final

Lauren Boyle of New Zealand took down her own Oceanic record of 15:44.71 in the women’s 1500m freestyle final in order to finish second to American Katie Ledecky in 15:40.14.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 3 Finals Preview

Katie Ledecky will have a tough double tonight with the final of the 1500m and the 200m semi

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2015 World Championships Day 3 Prelims Photo Vault – theswimpictures.com

Cameron Van Der Burgh breaks his own 50m breaststroke World Record on Day 3 prelims 26.62

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 3 Prelims Preview

Chad le Clos looks for his first win of the meet with the 200 fly – heats of that race kick off Tuesday morning.

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FINA Worlds Kazan Swimming Day 2 Final Photo Vault

Ruta Meilutyte in the semis of the 100 breast at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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Watch Katie Ledecky break her 1500 World Record – Video Highlights

RACE VIDEO: Katie Ledecky dominates. Again. New World Record in 1500m Prelims – 15.27.71.

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Katie Ledecky Dominates with World Record in 1500m Prelims

Katie Ledecky dominates with World Record in 1500m Prelims, 15.27.71.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

USA’s Katie Ledecky was better than ever this morning in the 1500 free. She looked smooth throughout a historic prelims swim to set a new world record.

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