Articles by Yanyan Li

WATCH: Kate Douglass Split 48.25 100 Fly, NC State Break ACC Record & More

Watch race videos from the 2023 ACC Championships, such as the UVA women and the NC State men winning the 400 medley relay, here.

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2023 ACC Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Katharine Berkoff (pictured) is the American record holder in the women’s 100 back, and looks to win her fourth ACC title in a row in the event.

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In A Breakthrough Year, Noah Nichols Takes Down 100 Breast ACC Record With A 50.82

After not cracking the 52-second barrier last season, Nichols broke the 51-second barrier for the first time tonight to break the ACC record.

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LIVE: SwimSwam Breaks Down Douglass vs. MacNeil, Ramadan’s 43.9, And More

Follow along live as SwimSwam’s Yanyan Li and Coleman Hodges break down some of the biggest races from the SEC, ACC, and Big Ten champs from Thursday night.

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Kate Douglass Has A Big Decision To Make At NCAAs

The debate on whether Douglass should swim the 200 IM or 50 free at NCAAs has been going on for a while, but today, it went to a whole other level.

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2023 SEC Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Josephine Fuller is the top seed heading into tonight’s A final of the women’s 200 IM. Follow along with the whole SEC night 2 finals live recap here.

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UVA Women Break 200 Free Relay NCAA, US Open, and American Record With A 1:23.87

Every swimmer on this UVA relay improved from last year, which allowed them to break their own NCAA record by over half a second.

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Overreacting To The 2023 SEC & ACC Championships Day 1

After day one of the 2023 ACC and SEC champs, we’ll play the favorite game of SwimSwam commenters: jumping to conclusions after a single day of racing.

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LIVE: SwimSwam Deep Dive on Day 1 of SECs, ACCs

Follow along here as SwimSwam’s Coleman Hodges and Yanyan Li break down day one of the SEC and ACC conference championships live.

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Jordan Crooks Splits 18.90 50 Fly To Become First Swimmer Sub-19 On Relay

With his 18.90 split, Crooks is now nearly half a second faster than any other swimmer has been in the 50-yard fly (on a relay)

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Kate Douglass Clocks 20.49 50 Free Split, #4 Performer All-Time

The only swimmers who have been faster than Douglass in the 50 free on relays include Anna Hopkin, Simone Manuel, and Abbey Weitzeil.

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UVA Breaks American, US Open, and NCAA Record With 1:31.73 200 Medley Relay

Virginia reset their record time of 1:31.83 that was set last year at 2022 ACCs, and recorded some of the fastest relay splits of all-time.

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2023 ACC Women’s Champs Preview: Hoos In For A Four-Peat?

With a massive freshman and transfer class, the Virginia women are heavily favored to win their fourth-straight ACC Championships title this year.

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King, Boyle, And Cotter Missing From ACC Champs Pre-Scratch Psych Sheets (FULL PSYCHS)

Several of Virginia and NC State’s biggest names on the men’s side are missing from the 2023 ACC Championship pre-scratch psych sheets.

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100 Back NCAA Record Holder Katharine Berkoff To Stay At NC State For Fifth Year

Berkoff’s decision to compete in the 2023-24 season will benefit NC State, which gains a relatively small five-person freshman class next season.

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