Articles by Yanyan Li

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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Torri Huske Talks Mixed Medley Relay, 100 Fly, and Learning Experiences From 2023 Worlds

On this episode of the SwimSwam podcasts, Torri Huske reflects back on the 2023 World Championships, including her 100 fly and her relay performances.

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Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, Wife Of Mykhailo Romanchuk, Wins Medal At World Athletics Champs

Bekh-Romanchuk won her third World Athletics Championships medal on Friday, and her husband and Olympic swimmer Mykhalio Romanchuk was there to witness.

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Drew Kibler Now Training Full Time At Arizona State After Spending Past Year In Carmel

Kibler spent the last year at the Carmel Swim Club, and had previously said that he would be “all-in” on training at the club prior to Paris 2024.

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