Articles by Yanyan Li

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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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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