Articles by Yanyan Li

The Story Behind Northwestern Swimming’s Largest Men’s NCAAs Contingent Since 2007

The Northwestern men made tremendous progress to get to the NCAA Championships, where they qualified their most swimmers at the meet in nearly two decades.

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Detailing Indiana Senior Jassen Yep’s Road From Walk-On To NCAA Individual Champion

Yep gradually got better throughout his collegiate career and eventually became the third-fastest 200 breaststroker of all-time.

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In Breakout Season, Finn Brooks Is Continuing Indiana’s ‘Dirty Double’ Legacy

Brooks went from an exhibition-only swimmer at Big Tens as a freshman to one of the best swimmers in the country in his senior year.

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Luca Urlando Has Two Years Of NCAA Eligibility Left, Plans On Using Both

Due to his injury redshirt year and COVID-19 fifth year, Urlando can swim in college for Georgia up until the 2026-27 NCAA season.

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Zalan Sarkany Becomes Third-Fastest 1650-Yard Freestyler In History (14:21.29)

Sarkany is now the third-fastest swimmer in the history of the event, and the second-fastest NCAA swimmer after Bobby Finke.

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Michigan Junior Tyler Ray Talks 100 Fly ‘A’ Final And Wolverine Progress

If Michigan closes in on its first top ten finish since 2018, junior Tyler Ray will be a big reason why the team made the jump.

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Hubert Kos Breaks NCAA Record In Men’s 100-Yard Back (43.20), Wins Second NCAA Title

Kos took down Luca Urlando’s mark of 43.35 from the 2022 NCAA Championships, and is now two for two in individual races at NCAAs.

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Weyerhauser King County Aquatic Center At Around 80-85% Capacity For Men’s NCAAs Attendance

Despite what the ESPN camera angle shows on the TV broadcast, the Weyerhauser King County Aquatic Center is mostly packed for men’s NCAAs

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Josh Liendo Clocks 43.06 100-Yard Fly, Swims #2 Time In History

Liendo now holds five of the seven fastest times in the history of the men’s 100 fly, but Dressel’s NCAA record still eludes him.

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A Tale Of Two Backstories In Men’s 100 Back Swim-Off At The 2025 NCAA Championships

Bjorn Seeliger got the best of Stuart Seymour when the two raced head-to-head in the 100 back swim-off, but they couldn’t be any more different.

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LSU’s Jovan Lekic Saw Huge 500 Free Drop, Made ‘A’ Final Despite Illness A Week Prior

A litany of training changes helped Lekic improve considerably over the last year, even after he was sick a week before NCAAs.

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Two Transfers Propelled Texas’ Successful Day Two NCAAs Campaign

Texas is off to a hot start at the 2025 NCAA Championships, and much of that has to do with its new transfer portal additions.

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Arizona State’s Patrick Sammon Wins Elite 90 Award For Highest GPA At DI Men’s NCAA Champs

Sammon, an Arizona State senior who majors in real estate development, won the award after earning a 4.00 grade point average.

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Indiana Men Have Broken School Records In 4 Of 5 Contested Swimming Events

The Hoosier men are continuously resetting their record boards at the 2025 NCAA Championships, outperforming their seed times.

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Sub-4:10 500 Free Won’t ‘A’ Final, Sub-19 50 Free Won’t ‘B’ Final At 2025 NCAA Championships

The qualification standards in the men’s 50 free, 200 IM and 500 free have all gotten considerably higher at the 2025 NCAA Championships.

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