Articles by Yanyan Li

With Emma Sticklen’s 49.79, The Women’s 100 Fly Just Got A Lot More Competitive

Out of the 11 women who have gone sub-50 in the 100-yard fly, six are currently swimming in the NCAA, and now Sticklen is one of them.

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Kelly Pash Swims NCAA-Leading 1:42.73 200 Free At Texas-NC State Dual Meet

Pash beat out her old season-best of 1:43.40, and is the first woman to break 1:43-point in the 200 free for the 2022-23 NCAA season.

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SwimSwam’s Way-Too-Early 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Picks

All seven writers making predictions picked Katie Ledecky to sweep the 200, 400, 800 and 1500 freestyle events at the 2024 U.S. Olympic team trials.

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Northwestern Sprint Star Jasmine Nocentini Suffers Injury, Return Timeline Unknown

Nocentini, Northwestern’s top individual scorer from 2022 Big Tens, is not competing to focus on the therapy and recovery of her shoulder.

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As Dual Meets Unwind, MacNeil, G. Walsh, and Marchand Keep Unbeaten Streaks Alive

As dual meets finish and prep for conferences start, we thought it would be a good time to check in on the swimmers still undefeated in individual events.

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Gretchen Walsh Completes A Perfect Pre-Champs Season On Day 2 Of UVA-UNC-NC State Meet

If Walsh does not swim at the upcoming Cavalier invite, she will have pulled off an undefeated pre-championship meet season.

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Arizona State vs. Cal — Dual Meet Live Recap

The matchup between the #1 Cal men and the #4 Arizona State men will be one of the most anticipated matchups of the entire 2022-23 NCAA season.

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Leon Marchand Clocks NCAA-Leading 1:49.16 200 Breast And 1:38.89 200 IM In One Day

Marchand swam his second-fastest 200 breast ever, as well as his third-fastest 200 IM at the ASU-Stanford dual meet on Friday.

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Alex Walsh and Ella Nelson Clock 4:03 400 IMs On Day One Of UVA-UNC-NC State Tri-Meet

Nelson outsplit Walsh by nearly four seconds on her breaststroke leg, which allowed her to beat Walsh by 0.13 seconds in a very tight race.

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Gretchen Walsh Posts A 50.07 100 Back In Practice Suit, #1 Time In The NCAA

For the second week in a row, a post-invite NCAA-leading time was clocked at a dual meet in a practice suit by a Virginia women’s swimmer.

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The Biggest Storylines To Watch For At the Cal vs. ASU Dual Meet

Both the Cal men and Arizona State men are expected to have season debuts from NCAA title contenders this weekend in Tempe.

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Kristof Milak Talks Coach Change, Racing & Politics Within Sport In Hungarian Interview

Milak discussed topics ranging from his career to subjects like Russia-Ukraine, trans athletes, and the act of kneeling before a national anthem.

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WATCH: Douglass, The Walshes, Ramadan, & More Swim At Virginia vs. Virginia Tech Dual

Watch races like Kate Douglass’ 1:52.07 200 IM, Gretchen Walsh’s 1:51.47 200 back and 21.26 50 free, and Youssef Ramadan’s 42.66 100 free relay leadoff here.

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2023 Pro Swim Series—Knoxville: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

The final session of the Knoxville Pro Series kicks off tonight, with the 1500 free, 200 IM, 200 back, 50 breast, and 100 free finals being contested.

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Douglass Posts NCAA-Leading 1:52.0 200 IM, G. Walsh Swims 1:51.4 200 BK at UVA-VT Dual

In this UVA-VT women’s dual meet, Kate Douglass dominated her first 2IM in over a year, while Gretchen Walsh demonstrated newfound potential in the 2Back.

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