Articles by Yanyan Li

Dressel, Ledecky, Snyder, And Long Nominated For 2022 ESPY Awards

Ten-time Olympic medalist Katie Ledecky (pictured) has been nominated for both the Best Women’s Athlete and Best Women’s Olympian awards.

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Ranking The Top 15 Women Of The 2022 FINA World Championships

In this article, we rank who we thought were the top 15 women that competed at the 2022 FINA World Championships last week.

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With 3 46-Point Splits, Chalmers’ Heroics Boost Australia (Day 8 Oceania Recap)

Even though he didn’t medal individually here in Budapest, Chalmers helped Australia earn medals in two out of the three relays that he swam on.

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Womens Medley Relay Splits: King Back In 1:05-Point Territory To Help U.S. Win

Despite finishing seventh in prelims, the United States roared back to take the win in the finals of the women’s 4×100 medley relay.

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Mens Medley Relay Splits: Burdisso Steps Up With 50.63 Fly Leg For Italy Upset Win

Burdisso going half a second faster than he did on the medley relay in Tokyo was one of the big factors that decided the race between Italy and the U.S.

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Gregorio Paltrinieri Swims Second-Fastest 1500 Free Of All-Time

Paltrinieri broke both the European record and the championship record with his time of 14:32.80 to win the men’s 1500 free.

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Men’s Medley Relay Finals Lineups: Held and Dean To Anchor, Andrew On Fly

The finals lineups for the men’s 4×100 medley relay have been released, with a few changes made from prelims by teams like the U.S., Italy, and Britain.

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Women’s Medley Relay Finals Lineups: King, Nicol, To Be Used On Breaststroke

Alex Walsh will be replaced by Lily King on the U.S. relay, whereas Kelsey Wog will be replaced by Rachel Nicol on the Canadian relay.

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Men’s Medley Prelims Lineups: Fink Likely To Be Used In Two Sessions For U.S.

The lineups for the preliminary heats of the men’s 4×100 medley relay, one of the last events of the World Championships, have been released.

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Women’s Medley Relay Prelims Lineups: U.S. Opts For White-Walsh-Hinds-Brown Team

The prelims lineups for the women’s medley relay are out, and the U.S. might have one of the most intriguing prelims lineups that we’ve seen to date.

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Katie Ledecky Becomes First Swimmer To Win Five Straight World Titles In An Event

Ledecky obliterated the field in this event at the 2022 World Championships, putting up a time of 8:08.04 to win by 10.73 seconds.

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For Aussies, Disappointment Doesn’t Come Without Redemption (Day 7 Oceania Recap)

Two days ago, I posted an article about the struggles that the Aussies were facing at this worlds. I’m happy to say that the article did not age very well.

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Budapest 2022: 4×100 Mixed Free Relay Analysis

A 52.03 anchor leg from Mollie O’Callaghan (pictured) helped the Australians break the world record in the mixed 4×100 freestyle relay.

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Tang Qianting Puts Up 30.10 50 Breast To Break Asian Record

In the semis of the 50 breast, China’s Tang Qianting broke her own Asian record in a time of 30.10 to take the fourth seed headed into the finals.

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Farida Osman Takes 0.01 Off Her African Record In 50 Fly Final

In the finals of the 50 fly, fourth-place finisher Farida Osman took 0.01 seconds off her previous African record time to set a new record of 25.38.

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