Articles by Yanyan Li

Emily Thompson Swims 4:09.05 400 IM On Day Three Of 2023 YMCA Nationals

Thompson’s time would have scored at the 2023 NCAA Championships, and she is now the third girl in the class of 2024 to go sub-4:10.

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Laon Kim Swims 51.05 100 Free, Breaks 6th 13-14 Canadian Age Group Record Of The Week

14-year-old Laon Kim improved substantially on his front half to break the 13-14 Canadian age record in the 100 free, his sixth age record of the week.

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NCAA All-American Anthony Grimm Transfers To University Of Virginia

Grimm, who initially announced retirement in October 2022, is a hyper-versatile sprinter who will be a big asset to the Virginia men’s team.

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2023 Canadian Trials: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Tonight, the finals of the men’s and women’s 200 fly, 100 free, 50 breast, and para 100 fly and 50 free will be contested at the 2023 Canadian swim trials.

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The Best SwimSwam Comments From The 2023 NCAA Championships

What are big championship meets without SwimSwam comments? Here are some of our favorites from both the men’s and women’s meets.

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Leon Marchand Becomes First NCAA Champ Since Natalie Coughlin To Complete Perfect Season

After going 26-for-26 in individual events this season, Leon Marchand has matched what NCAA legend Natalie Coughlin did 20 years ago.

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2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships: Day 4 Relay Split Analysis

In this article, take a look at some of the relay splits that were clocked during the 400 free relay at the 2023 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships.

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2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships: Day 3 Relay Split Analysis

Leon Marchand (pictured) had the fastest breaststroke split in the field by exactly a second, and he also became the fastest relay 100 breaststroker ever.

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Storybook Ending: Max McHugh Pulls Off 100 Breast Three-Peat In Front Of Home Crowd

In his final NCAA meet, Max McHugh won his third-straight NCAA title in front of a home crowd at the University of Minnesota.

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Youssef Ramadan (43.15) And Josh Liendo (43.40) Become #2 And #3 100 Fly Performers Ever

Ramadan and Liendo are now closer to Caeleb Dressel’s 42.80 NCAA record than another other swimmer has ever been in history.

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Josh Liendo Goes 18.22 50 Free To Become #1 Freshman Ever And #3 Performer Of All-Time

Liendo’s 18.22 has him passing Jordan Crooks as the fastest freshman of all-time, and also passing Bjorn Seeliger as the #3 performer all-time.

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2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships: Day 2 Relay Split Analysis

Josh Liendo (pictured) clocked the fastest relay leadoff in the field to help Florida’s 200 free relay to an NCAA and US Open record.

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Overreacting To Day One Of The 2023 Men’s NCAA Swimming Championships

Let’s play our favorite game once more and jump to major conclusions based on one day of racing at the 2023 Men’s NCAA Championships.

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2023 Division I Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Tonight, we begin the 2023 Division I Men’s NCAA Championships with stacked fields in the 200 medley and 800 free relay races.

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2023 M. NCAA Previews: A Stacked Field And A Wide Open Race Highlight The 100 Free

Considering that the 2nd and 7th seeds are only separated by 0.31 seconds, the men’s 100 free at 2023 NCAAs is really anyone’s race.

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