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Bay Area Olympians: Stanford alum Katie Ledecky, junior Torri Huske make history in pool
Stanford alum Katie Ledecky entered rare air on Saturday when the swimmer captured Olympic gold in the 800-meter freestyle, touching the wall in 8:11.04 at the Paris Games. She became the first woman to win four consecutive Olympic golds in the same event …