Articles by Yanyan Li

Ruard Van Renen Clocks #7 All-Time 50 Back Swim (20.20) During Early NCAAs Heats

Van Renen’s drop in the 50 back bodes well for his 100 back, where he is seeded third overall with a time of 43.92 but still has potential room to drop.

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#17 Class Of 2026 Recruit Riley Anderson Clocks 22.07 50 Free At CRA Invite

Standout Northeast-area swimmers competed in the 2025 CRA Winter Invite last December, including top Duke commit Riley Anderson.

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How Josh Staples Uses Distance Freestyle Training to Excel in Breaststroke/IM

Despite becoming amongst the nation’s top breaststrokers/IMers, Northwestern sophomore Josh Staples still primarily trains in distance freestyle

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Northwestern Commit Zack Kusch Breaks Rutgers Pool Record At 2025 Holiday Classic

Even though Rutgers University no longer field a men’s swim team, pool records are still getting broken in Piscataway, New Jersey.

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2025 Swammy Awards: U.S. Male Swimmer Of The Year, Luca Urlando

After countless setbacks throughout his career, Urlando had the swim of his life for the 200 fly title to earn U.S. Male Swimmer of the Year.

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The Story Behind Arizona State Swim and Dive’s Biggest Dual Meet Ever

With the help students incentivized by a professor passionate about non-revenue sports, Arizona State created its largest dual meet atmosphere.

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Which College Swim Teams Have The Most NCAA Titles? (All Divisions)

Which NCAA Division I, II and III teams have the most team, individual and relay trophies in college swimming? SwimSwam takes a look.

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Futures Qualifer Emily Volchansky Commits To Rutgers For 2025-26 School Year

Volchansky is coming off a high school senior season where she finished third in the 100 breast at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions.

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Canadian Worlds Roster Update: Sienna Angove and Jordi Vilchez Qualify As Relay-Only Swimmers

Sienna Angove and Jordi Vilchez booked tickets to Singapore as relay-only swimmers on the final day of competition at Canadian trials.

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Former World Record Holder Kira Toussaint Retires From Competitive Swimming

Toussaint, the former world record holder in the 50 back and the fastest women’s backstroker in Dutch history, is finally hanging up the goggles.

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Canadian Worlds Roster Update: Lorne Wigginton, Madison Kryger Book Spots To Singapore

With top two finishes in the men’s 400 IM and women’s 200 back respectively, both Lorne Wigginton and Madison Kryger are headed to Singapore.

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Katie Ledecky Is Timeless, But Her World Record Further Mythologizes Her Past

Ledecky’s world record in the 800 free proves that age is seemingly just a number for her, but it also makes the Rio 2016 swim she beat out more memorable.

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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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