Articles by Yanyan Li

WATCH: Ilya Kharun, Leon Marchand, And More Race At ASU-Georgia Dual Meet

Watch all the videos from Arizona State’s dual meet against Georgia last weekend, courtesy of poolside perspective on YouTube.

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Goraj And Gring Win 3 Races, Harlow Clocks 22.10 LC 50 FR Split At Pitt-Army Dual

Gring, who has a 200 free personal best nearly four seconds faster than the rest of her team, showed her promise early on by winning three races at this meet.

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World Junior Champion Kate Hurst Flips Commitment From Northwestern To Texas (2024)

Hurst, who became one of the best milers in the nation this summer, joins a long list of prominent female distance swimmers at Texas.

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NCAA Qualifier Katarina Milutinovich Returning To LSU For Fifth Year

Milutinovich is LSU’s fastest returning 50 and 100 freestyler, and has times on the brink of NCAA qualification individually.

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Gretchen Walsh Drops 20.84 50 Free Relay Split In UVA Class Relay Competition

Walsh’s split was only beaten out by two other swimmers, Kate Douglass and Maggie MacNeil, at the 2023 NCAA Championships.

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College Swimming Previews: Crooks, Caribe The Driving Forces Behind #7 Tennessee Men

Like they did last year, sprint duo Jordan Crooks and Gui Caribe will be doing the heavy lifting at Rocky Top this season.

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Could Nikoli Blackman Be Tennessee’s Next Male Sprint Star?

Jordan Crooks and Gui Caribe both emerged as sprint standouts in their freshman season at Tennessee. Could Nickoli Blackman be the next one?

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Mireia Belmonte Aiming For Paris 2024, Says Luis Rubiales’ Actions “Cannot Be Justified”

Belmonte is recovering from shoulder issues but is aiming for the Paris Games. She is also upset that controversy has tarnished Spain’s recent World Cup win.

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Maximus Williamson Clocks 48.38 100 Free To Become Fastest 18-And-Under American Ever

Williamson, who just turned 17 two days ago, is now the fastest 18-and-under American swimmer in the history of the men’s 100 free.

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Maximus Williamson Swims 1:57.29 200 IM To Become Fastest 17-Year-Old Ever

Williamson’s time would have been fast enough to qualify for the 2023 World Championships had he clocked it at U.S. Nationals this June.

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Lana Pudar Clocks 2:07.20 200 Fly To Break World Junior Championships Record

Pudar was just 0.15 off the time of 2:07.05 she swam to finish fourth overall at the 2023 World Championships this summer.

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Data Deep Dive: Which Swimmers Are Trending On Wikipedia?

In this article, we take a look at which swimmers get the most views on Wikipedia, and also when swimmers tend to generate the most views.

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Northwestern Hires Margaret Howe And Jacob Siar As New Assistant Coaches

Howe was the former associate head coach at Providence College, while Siar had spent the last five seasons at Army West-Point.

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Way Too Early Recruit Ranks: Boys High School Class Of 2025

Thomas Heilman (pictured) leads this class, and is arguably one of the best male recruits in the history of American swimming.

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WATCH: Leon Marchand Races Arizona State Women’s Lacrosse Player In A 50 Free

ASU women’s lacrosse player Bella Gaspar challenged Marchand to three different races, and got to experience what it was like to race a World Champion.

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