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Katie Ledecky

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

Shouts from the Stands: An enthusiastic Katie Ledecky-centric blog from an otherwise unenthusiastic non-blogger

People say that Katie Ledecky shocked the swimming world and pulled an upset in London when she won the 800 freestyle in American record fashion, but I disagree.

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Michael Phelps enters 5 events including 400 free at Mesa Pro Swim, psych sheets here

USA Swimming has released psych sheets for next week’s Arena Pro Swim Series event in Mesa, and the big surprise is a somewhat heavier event lineup for returning star Michael Phelps.

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Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, and Katie Ledecky All Expected at Pro Swim Series Mesa

Michael Phelps’ return to competitive swimming will be at the Pro Swim Series – Mesa, after a 6-month suspension.

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Belmonte Records World’s Second Fastest 400 Freestyle at Spanish Championships

Mireia Belmonte took the women’s 400 freestyle at the Spanish National Championships in a time of 4:04.99…

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FINA Conducted 1,667 Doping Tests in 2014, Including the One That Caught Park

5 swimmers were tested 6 or more times by FINA alone in 2014.

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Top 5 Questions for 500 Days Between Now and Rio 2016 Olympic games

The picture is still not complete, so we counted down the top five questions for 500 days between now and the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

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Infostrada’s 2016 Rio Virtual Medal Table Has United States on Top of Total Medal Count

By applying an objective algorithm, Infostrada Sports predicts overall medal outcomes, as well as individual winners at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

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Ledecky Up for Prestigious AAU Sullivan Award

The Amateur Athletic Association (AAU) has just opened voting for its 85th Annual AAU James E. Sullivan Award, an honor…

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Are The Carmel Girls The Best High School Team Of All Time?

Carmel High School did pretty well at the 2015 Indiana High School Girls’ State Championship meet, but how good was…

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WATCH: Selected race videos from DC Metro Champs, including Vissering & Ledecky

Check out race video’s from Washington DC’s exciting high school state championship meet that included American record-breaker Katie Ledecky and USC commit Carsten Vissering.

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Georgetown Prep Boys, Churchill Girls Win D.C. Metro Champs Titles as Ledecky Takes it to 11

There’s always stars on parade at the D.C. Metro Champs meet, but swimmer-after-swimmer-after-swimmer all bring it back to one thing in their interviews: team.

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RACE VIDEO: Watch Katie Ledecky Swim 4:27.88 in 500 Free

Just one night after swimming the fastest 500 free by a female swimmer in history, Stone Ridge High School’s Katie Ledecky swam…

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WATCH: Katie Ledecky knocks off national high school 200 free record with 1:41.55

Katie Ledecky continues to tear through her senior year of high school, breaking the national high school record in the 200 free at finals of the DC Metro Champs.

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RACE VIDEO: Watch Katie Ledecky Swim Mind-Boggling 4:26 in the 500 Free

Dave Bell captured Katie Ledecky’s historic swim on Friday in prelims at the D.C. Metro Champs meet at Germantown Indoor Swim Center.

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VIDEO: Katie Ledecky Press Talks About Her Last High School Meet

Katie Ledecky finished her last high school meet on Saturday at the DC Metro Champs meet where she broke one…

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