Articles by Yanyan Li

2023 M. NCAA Previews: Brendan Burns Fending Off A Flying Jett In The 200 Fly

After being the underdog last year, Brendan Burns will be the favorite to win this year, but the fast-rising Gabriel Jett will be competition.

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2023 M. NCAA Previews: McHugh Aims For 100 Breast NCAA Record One Last Time

In his final NCAA meet, Minnesota’s Max McHugh has a chance to take down the 100 breast NCAA, US Open, and American record at his home pool.

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Kate Douglass Named CSCAA Women’s Swimmer Of The Year For The Second Straight Season

Virginia’s Kate Douglass and Todd DeSorbo swept the CSCAA awards on the swimming side, while UNC’s Aranza Vazquez and Yaidel Gamboa won the awards for diving.

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Maggie MacNeil Will Stay At LSU To Train For The Paris 2024 Olympics

MacNeil staying at LSU for the Paris Olympics means that she will continue to train under her longtime coach, Rick Bishop

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4x NCAA Champion Lexi Cuomo Announces Retirement From Competitive Swimming

Cuomo has been an integral part of Virginia’s NCAA title-winning and American record-breaking relays for the last four seasons.

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University Of Virginia Women Win Their Third-Straight NCAA Swimming & Diving Title

After winning 11 out of 18 events and sweeping all five relays, the Virginia women are on top of the NCAA for the third year in a row.

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Kate Douglass Swims 2:01.29 200 Breast To Break NCAA Record (RACE VIDEO)

Kate Douglass has once again broken the NCAA record in the 200 breast, this time clocking a 2:01.29 in her final individual collegiate race.

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

In this article, we break down all the leadoff and rolling splits from the women’s 400 free relay at the 2023 NCAA Championships.

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Emma Sticklen Wins 200 Fly NCAA Title In Thrilling Finish, #4 Performer Ever (1:49.95)

Sticklen dropped over a second from her previous best time of 1:51.37 coming into the meet, and is now the fourth woman in history to go sub-1:50.

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Claire Curzan Wins 200 Back Redemption NCAA Title, Swims #6 Performance Ever (1:47.64)

Claire Curzan bounced back big time in the women’s 200 back final, winning by over a second to take home her first NCAA title.

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2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships: Day 4 Early Distance Heats Live Recap

Florida’s Emma Weyant (pictured) will be one of the big names racing in the earlier heats of the women’s 1650 free taking place before the finals session.

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2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

In the final prelims session of the 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships, the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, and 200 fly will all be contested.

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2023 DI Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Relay Split Analysis

Alex Walsh (pictured) had a big 56.79 breast split to help Virginia win their second-straight NCAA title in the women’s 400 medley relay.

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Kaii Winkler Swims 1:33.28 200-Yard Free To Become #2 All-Time In U.S. 15-16 Age Group

The only swimmer in Winkler’s age group that remains faster than him is Maximus Williamson, who holds the 15-16 NAG at 1:33.07.

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Gretchen Walsh Goes 48.26, Breaks 100 Back NCAA Record By Nearly Half A Second (VIDEO)

Walsh lowered Katharine Berkoff’s old NCAA record time of 48.74 by a whopping 0.48 seconds to win her first NCAA title in the 100 back.

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