Articles by Yanyan Li

Williamson Splits 40.96 100 Free, Lakeside Aquatic Club Breaks 17-18 NAG In 400 Free Relay

Williamson had a massive anchor to help his club break the NAG and claim their fourth relay victory of 2024 Winter Juniors.

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Mikayla Tan Breaks 13-14 National Age Group Record With 2:09.58 200 Breast

Tan broke Allie Szekely’s 12-year-old record to become the youngest girl to ever break 2:10 in the 200-yard breaststroke event.

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Thomas Heilman Swims 1:38.95 200 Fly, Breaks 17-18 NAG By Over A Second

Heilman’s time makes him the youngest swimmer to ever break 1:40 in the 200 fly at just 17 years of age. He would have placed third at 2024 NCAAs.

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15-Year-Old Rylee Erisman Swims 46.69 100 Free To Break U.S. 15-16 National Age Group Record

Erisman became the youngest female swimmer to ever break the 47-second barrier in the 100 free and just the fourth 18-and-under to get under the barrier.

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Charlotte Crush Clocks 1:48.69 200 Back, Just 0.39 Seconds Away From 15-16 NAG

Crush saw a 0.24 seconds from her morning time, and inches closer to Regan Smith’s national age group record in the 200 backstroke.

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SC Worlds Day 5 Prize Money Update: Gretchen Walsh’s Earnings Reach $247K After New WR

Walsh’s prize money total keeps on growing, while Summer McIntosh and Noe Ponti have also broken six figures in prize money earnings.

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Jack Alexy’s 44.63 100 Free Split Propels Team USA To Silver (Day 5 Relay Analysis)

Alexy was the only male anchor racing on the 4×100 medley relay, and he nearly pulled off the comeback for Team USA to win gold.

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Australia’s Alexandria Perkins Breaks Oceanian Record In 100 Fly (55.10)

This swim is Perkins’ second bronze medal and second Oceanian record of the 2024 Short Course World Championships competition.

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Futures Qualifier Lily Doyle Verbally Commits To Duke For Fall 2026

Doyle is a FHSAA class 3A state champion in the 500-yard freestyle, as well as a finalist in the 200 free. She is one of six Duke class of 2030 commits.

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2026 “Best Of The Rest” Recruit Ella Gaca-Thiele Commits To USC

Gaca-Thiele is now the third recruit from the high school class of 2026 to make a verbal commitment to the USC women’s swim team.

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Two-Time European Champs Medalist Peter John Stevens Announces Retirement From Swimming

Stevens was a three time World/European championship medalist in the 50 breast and an NCAA championships runner-up in the 100 breast.

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Shaine Casas Clocks 1:39.44 200 IM, 1:31.27 200 Free And 44.18 100 Back At ST TXLA Pro Invite

Casas swam his fastest times in the aforementioned events since ending his collegiate career back during the 2020-21 NCAA season.

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Jack Punswick Won A State Title. Then, He Had To Battle Cancer.

After he won his first state title, Jack Punswick was diagnosed with stage II Hodgkin lymphoma. However, he’s determined to not let it affect his career.

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Albert Smelzer, #10 In Class Of 2026, Verbally Commits To Cal

Smelzer is the Golden Bears’ second top ten ranked recruit for the boys class of 2026, joining No. 1 ranked Baylor Stanton

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Sports Illustrated Names Katie Ledecky, Bob Bowman Amongst 50 Most Influential Sports Figures

Ledecky and Bowman were amongst the few Olympic sport sportsfigures included on Sports Illusrated’s list of 50 most influential people in sports.

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