Articles by Yanyan Li

Regan Smith Breaks U.S. Open Meet Record With 57.95 100 Back, Faster Than Worlds Final

Smith was both faster than the 58.22 she went to win gold at the 2022 World Championships and the 58.01 she swam to win bronze at the Olympics.

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Chase Kalisz Swims 4:10.09 400 IM To Break U.S. Open Meet Record

Kalisz’s time of 4:10.09 was the fastest he’s been at an in-season meet since 2017, when he went 4:09.43 at the Arena Pro Series.

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Summer McIntosh Breaks Her Own Commonwealth, World Junior Record With 4:28.61 400 IM

McIntosh broke 4:29 for the first time tonight in the women’s 400 IM, swimming a 4:28.61 which is the #4 performance in history.

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Can Regan Smith Contend For Major International Meets In The 200 IM?

Regan Smith is the fifth-fastest U.S. National team member in the 200 IM, with 75% of her splits being gold-medal caliber. But then there’s breaststroke…

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2022 Minnesota Invite: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Look for some close team battles between Texas and Cal on both the men’s and the women’s sides tonight, as the 200 MR and 800 FR will be contested on day one.

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San Jose State Swimmer Andreea Dragoi Wins Miss Ambassador U.S. Nation Beauty Pageant

San Jose State’s Andreea Dragoi won the Miss Ambassador US Nation Pageant, just less than two months after winning the Miss California U.S. Nation Pageant.

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LSU Puts Up Billboards Of Maggie MacNeil And Brooks Curry Around Baton Rouge

LSU hung up these billboards on the I-10 highway next to LSU’s campus and on a road near Perkins Rowe, a popular shopping mall and social gathering location.

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WATCH: Leon Marchand Swims Nation-Leading Times In 200 IM/400 IM/200 Fly At NCSU Invite

Watch the race videos for Leon Marchand’s nation-leading swims in the 200 IM, 400 IM, and 200 fly here, courtesy of Marchand’s YouTube channel.

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Emmaleigh Zietlow Aims To Become The First-Ever IUPUI Swimmer To Qualify For NCAAs

Zietlow dropped nearly ten seconds in her 500 free this weekend, and her time of 4:44.88 is close to the 4:43.08 it took to qualify for NCAAs last year.

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Virginia Swimmer Claire Tuggle Speaks On Gun Violence In Emotional Instagram Post

Tuggle posted a statement on Instagram speaking out on gun violence in light of the recent shooting at her school that killed three UVA football players.

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WATCH: Kate Douglass Swims Fastest Women’s 200-Yard Breast In History

Watch race videos from Saturday’s session of the Tennessee Invite, including Kate Douglass’ American record in the 200-yard breast, here.

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Gui Caribe Hits 41.44 100 Free, Becomes Second-Fastest Division I Freshman (RACE VIDEO)

The only swimmer who has been faster than Caribe in the men’s 100 free as a freshman is his Tennessee teammate Jordan Crooks, who also beat him tonight.

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WATCH: Kate Douglass Swims 49.8 100 Fly and 58.1 100 Breast In One Session

Watch Kate Douglass’ 100 fly/100 breast double and other day two Tennessee Invite race videos here, courtesy of the UVA Swimming YouTube channel.

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Watch Gretchen Walsh and Jordan Crooks Dominate The 50 Free At 2022 Tennessee Invite

On Thursday, day one of the 2022 Tennessee Invite ensued. You can watch races from the finals session here, courtesy of the UVA YouTube Channel.

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Gretchen Walsh Drops A 20.94 50 Free Personal Best, #4 Performance Of All-Time

Walsh was far from done when she swam a 21.02 50 free leading off the 200 free relay, as just a little over an hour later, she dropped a 20.94 individually.

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