• In case there were any doubts, any skeptics, any nonbelievers remaining: Katie Ledecky made clear over the course of five days this past week that there was no post-Olympic letdown. No rust, no physical hang-ups or mental hiccups. Most knew this was coming when she left the Rio Olympics with five medals — four of them gold — but as the sport turns its attention to the 2020 Games in Tokyo, Ledecky is now the face of swimming, certainly in the United States, if not the world.

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  • Double gold for Kolesnikov (RUS), 5th title for Kesely (HUN)

    Russians took home all three men’s titles on offer on Saturday at the European Junior Swimming Championships. Kliment Kolesnikov was the hero of the day as he captured two backstroke wins in 53 minutes, first in the 200m, then in the 50m. Hungary’s Ajna Kesely stroke gold once more, this time in the 200m free, this was her 5th triumph in Netanya.

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  • Final session action of the #SNOC17 from Aberdeen Sports Village.

  • Hungary’s Milak cracks World Junior Record, Britain lands double

    Hungary’s Kristof Milak’s thrashed the World Junior Record and hit the second place on the FINA World Rankings in the 200m fly on Day 3 at the European Junior Swimming Championships in Netanya. Hungary added three more golds, including Ajna Kesely’s 4th title in three days and the Brits also earned two.

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  • Final session action of the #SNOC17 from Aberdeen Sports Village.

  • Russians start to rock

    Team Russia began dominating as happened a couple of times in the previous editions of the European Junior Swimming Championships. After a modest opening day they amassed three titles and got three more medals. In the mixed free relay the Hungarians set a new European Junior Record.

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  • Final session action from Day 1 of the #SNOC17 from Aberdeen Sports Village.

  • Five-medal opening for the Hungarians

    Hungary kicked off the European Junior Swimming Championships in Netanya with two golds, two silvers and a bronze but even more remarkably nations without too much experience in enjoying swimming glory, like Serbia, Ireland and Turkey, could also celebrate fine wins.

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  • Lilly King was called into a meeting to discuss poor grades. Turns out those grades were symptomatic of a larger issue.

    Lilly King, the indomitable swim heroine of the Rio Olympics, was having trouble with the aftermath. School was hard. Celebrity was annoying. Racing was dull. Practice was drudgery.

    “She started talking, and it all came out,” Indiana University coach Ray Looze said.

    She talked. She sobbed. She lost it.

    Since that winter meeting, King said, she has been fine.

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