We hear phrases like these all the time in our sport...

• ​"Every four years"
  
• "I'm a taper swimmer"
  
• 'I'm not rested"
  
• "I didn't hit my taper"

For ​Katie Ledecky, breaking world records doesn't have to come via the perfect taper. She literally just breaks them whenever and wherever.

Exhibit A: 800m freestyle WR at the Arena Pro Series in Austin



Exhibit B: 1500m Freestyle WR in Conroe,Texas. 



There you have it...toss on your swimming trunks, head out to your backyard pool, and break a few world records. 'Cause why not?
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