Tag: Katie Ledecky
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Slower times raise concern for U.S. men a year before Rio
The races were tight, the finishes competitive. But the times were off. For the male swimmers at the Arena Pro Swim Series last week, the meet raised concerns. Mostly that, in most of their individual events, their times were not close to the best times in the world this year. Even 18-time Olympic gold medalist…
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Kiwi swimmer Lauren Boyle welcomes American Katie Ledecky’s dominance
Two of swimming’s legendary figures are providing Lauren Boyle with inspiration as she eyes next year’s Olympics. Boyle’s chances of winning gold at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro appear a long-shot – despite being a world-class performer, the 27-year-old is contesting the distance freestyle events dominated by American superstar Katie Ledecky. The…
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Swimming prodigy Katie Ledecky sets sight on bigger things
Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky broke multiple world swimming records before graduating high school. Now in her senior year in Bethesda, Md., she’s wrapping up her high school swimming career and looking forward to World Championships this summer. Courtesy of The Washington Post http://youtu.be/VuBmFzQMvFs
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2014 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards: Female Athlete of The Year
Katie Ledecky wins Female Athlete of the Year at the 2014 Golden Goggle Awards in New York.
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Katie Ledecky swims wearing cap of student seriously hurt in car crash
In the first meet of her senior year, Katie Ledecky wore a cap belonging to a swimmer from another school who was seriously injured in a car crash. Ledecky, the Olympic 800m freestyle champion and multiple world record holder, swam for Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart while wearing a Gonzaga College High School swim cap in a…
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Katie Ledecky 3:58.86 and World Record in the 400 free
Read SwimmingWorld Ledecky raced her way to a 3:58.86 to win the middle distance event, and down Federica Pellegrini’s world record (3:59.15) and her own American record (3:59.82) as she blasted through the 3:59 barrier. Ledecky, who already holds the world records in the 800 (8:11.00) and 1500 (15:34.23) freestyle events, becomes the first swimmer…
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Video: 2014 US Nationals – Women’s 200 Freestyle Final
Courtesy of USA Swimming on YouTube, see the result list here.
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Video: 2014 US Nationals – Women’s 800 Freestyle Final
Courtesy of USA Swimming on YouTube, see the result list here.
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Katie Ledecky Press Conference at the 2014 USA Swimming National Championships
Courtesy of USA Swimming on YouTube