Articles by Yanyan Li

World Record Holder Coleman Stewart Named Assistant Swim Coach At Duke University

Stewart, the world record holder in the short course meters 100 back, was named an assistant coach for Duke just a month after the program hired a new head.

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2023 U.S. Trials Previews: With Or Without Dressel, Men Must Step Up In 100 Free

The men’s 100 freestyle in America is entering a new era in which Caeleb Dressel is not the clear top dog, and other swimmers will have to step up.

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Cameron McEvoy Posts 21.27 50 Free In Aussie Trials Prelims, #10 Performer All-Time

McEvoy’s swim is his first personal best in the 50 free since 2016, and would have been fast enough to win World Championships gold in 2022.

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46.5 100 Backstroker Johnny Crush Verbally Commits to Army West Point (2024)

Crush’s 100 back time is ranked second in the the high school class of 2024 and makes him faster than Army’s team record time of 47.22.

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2023 U.S. Trials Previews: Huske, Weitzeil Headline Competitive Field In W. 100 Free

As trials roll around, the spotlight is once again on the American women to step up in arguably their weakest long course meters event.

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Leon Marchand Swims 2:06.59 200 Breast French Record, #4 Performer All-Time (VIDEO)

Marchand swam over two seconds faster than his previous French record time of 2:08.76, which was clocked last summer at the 2022 Spanish Open.

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2023 U.S. Worlds Trials Previews: Intense Battles Shaping Up In Men’s 200 Free

With 11 swimmers going sub-1:47 in the event last year and many more on the rise, the men’s 200 free is shaping up to be a super competitive trials race.

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Caeleb Dressel Swims Season-Best 49.80 100 Free At FAST Senior Open

Dressel’s swim marked his first time getting under the 50-second barrier in the 100 free since the 2022 World Championships last June.

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Regan Smith Rips 2:08.48 200 IM To Become Fourth-Fastest American Of All-Time

Smith now becomes the fourth-fastest American and 16th-fastest performer ever the 200 IM, and has a personal best faster than Leah Hayes and Kate Douglass.

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How Ben Irwin And Asia Kozan Made History As Top Mid-Major Recruits

Navy commit Ben Irwin and UCSD commit Asia Kozan became the first Non-Ivy mid-major recruits to be ranked top 20 in their class by SwimSwam.

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Re-Rank: Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Boys High School Class Of 2023

The high school boys’ class of 2023 is one of the deepest in recent memory, with NCAA scoring times not even enough to guarantee top 10 placement.

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NC State’s Michael Cotter Tore ACL And Fractured Tibia Last November, Now In Recovery

Cotter was not able to walk from November 2022 to January 2023, but is now back in training and has his eyes set on U.S. Nationals this June.

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2023 U.S. World Trials Previews: Douglass, Walsh, And Hayes Headline W. 200 IM Battle

Alex Walsh, Kate Douglass, and Leah Hayes are expected to battle it out for team USA’s 200 IM spots at the 2023 World Championships.

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Former Northwestern Associate Andrew Hodgson Named Associate Head Coach At Alabama

Hodgson will replace Ozzie Quevedo as the associate head coach at Alabama after spending the last five years with Northwestern.

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Sophia Kudryashova Transfers From Michigan To USC With Time Nearing NCAA Qualification

Kudryashova comes in with a 200 free personal best time of 1:45.67, which would have just missed NCAA championship qualification in both 2022 and 2023.

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