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Katie Ledecky joins an elite club with another dominating performance at the US nationals
Read full article: Katie Ledecky joins an elite club with another dominating performance at the US nationalsKatie Ledecky has joined an elite club, earning her sixth trip to the world championships with a dominating victory in the 800-meter freestyle at the U.S. nationals.
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Simone says: Olympic champ pushes for change in, out of pool
Read full article: Simone says: Olympic champ pushes for change in, out of poolOutside of it, the Olympic champion is pushing herself in a new endeavor to boost the profile of women’s sports. AdShe’s aiming to defend her 100 free title at the Tokyo Olympics, delayed for a year by the coronavirus pandemic. When Stanford closed its facilities last March, Manuel and training partner Katie Ledecky found a backyard pool to work out in. He failed to make it out of the preliminaries, finishing 32nd in the 100 free and 25th in the 100 breaststroke. Blake Pieroni won the men’s 100 free in 49.19 seconds.