Articles by Yanyan Li

Anna Moesch Rips 54.33 100 Free, 24.46 50 Free Relay Split At YMCA Nationals

Moesch now surpasses 2022 World Championship bronze medalist Torri Huske as the #5 ranked swimmer all-time in the 15-16 age group rankings.

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2022 Junior Pan Pacs Team Member Henry McFadden Commits To Stanford (2023)

One of SwimSwam’s “best of the rest” recruits for the Class of 2023, McFadden’s 200 and 500 free times are already in Pac-12 finaling range.

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2022 Commonwealth Games Previews: Peaty and Stubblety-Cook Rule Men’s Breaststroke

World record holders Adam Peaty and Zac Stubblety-Cook will be the heavy favorites in the breaststroke events at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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Minneapolis Sectionals Day 4: Minnesota Men Break 400 Medley Relay Team Record

Casey Stowe, Max McHugh, Kaiser Neverman, and Christopher Morris swam a time of 3:41.57, beating out their old record by over two seconds.

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Daniel Diehl, Anna Moesch, Amongst Those Competing At YMCA Nationals This Week

Diehl and a few of the top girls’ swimmers from New Jersey are set to headline the YMCA long course nationals that begin on July 19.

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Olympic Silver Medalist Emma Weyant Enters Transfer Portal

At NCAAs this year, Weyant scored 32 points and qualified for two different A-finals to help Virginia win their second-consecutive national title.

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Minneapolis Sectionals Day 3: Max McHugh Swims 1:01.66 100 Breast

In his second time swimming the long course 100 breast this year, McHugh was just a few tenths off his season-best time of 1:01.01 that he swam this June.

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Minneapolis Sectionals Day 2: 16-Year-Old Maggie Wanezek Hits 1:00.76 100 Back

Wanezek matches her best time set at U.S. trials this April, which had qualified her to swim the 100 back at the Junior Pan Pacs this summer.

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Brooke Forde, Lia Thomas Amongst Those Nominated For NCAA Woman Of The Year

In total, 46 athletes nominated were swimmers or divers, and two of the biggest names nominated include Olympian Brooke Forde and NCAA Champion Lia Thomas.

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What Do U.S. Swimmers Have To Say About The 2024 World Championships Dates?

SwimSwam reached out to multiple swimmers on the U.S. National team to get their opinion on the timing of the 2024 World Championships.

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Minneapolis Sectionals Day 1: 17-Year-Old Lance Johnson Goes Huge PB In 200 Breast

On Day One of Minneapolis Sectionals, University of Minnesota and Elmbrook Swim Club athletes took home the majority of the wins.

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2022 Commonwealth Games Previews: The Aussie Women Have Sprint Freestyle On Lock

The Australian women are expected to win multiple medals and sweep the golds across the 50, 100, and 200 freestyle distances at the Commonwealth Games.

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2022 World Championships: Individual Swimmer Medal Table

Overall, 125 different athletes won medals, which is one more than the amount of athletes that won medals last year at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Mary-Sophie Harvey Discusses Details of Possible Drugging Incident in Budapest

In a virtual press conference on Friday, Harvey opened up with details regarding her recent claims about being drugged at a party at the World Championships.

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Shaine Casas Hits 52.51 100 Back PB To Highlight Day 2 Of Austin Sectionals

Casas is now tied with Nick Thoman as the 18th fastest performer and 6th fastest U.S. performer of all-time in the 100 back.

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