Articles by Yanyan Li

SC Worlds Day 5 Prize Money Update: Gretchen Walsh’s Earnings Reach $247K After New WR

Walsh’s prize money total keeps on growing, while Summer McIntosh and Noe Ponti have also broken six figures in prize money earnings.

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Jack Alexy’s 44.63 100 Free Split Propels Team USA To Silver (Day 5 Relay Analysis)

Alexy was the only male anchor racing on the 4×100 medley relay, and he nearly pulled off the comeback for Team USA to win gold.

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Australia’s Alexandria Perkins Breaks Oceanian Record In 100 Fly (55.10)

This swim is Perkins’ second bronze medal and second Oceanian record of the 2024 Short Course World Championships competition.

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Futures Qualifier Lily Doyle Verbally Commits To Duke For Fall 2026

Doyle is a FHSAA class 3A state champion in the 500-yard freestyle, as well as a finalist in the 200 free. She is one of six Duke class of 2030 commits.

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2026 “Best Of The Rest” Recruit Ella Gaca-Thiele Commits To USC

Gaca-Thiele is now the third recruit from the high school class of 2026 to make a verbal commitment to the USC women’s swim team.

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Two-Time European Champs Medalist Peter John Stevens Announces Retirement From Swimming

Stevens was a three time World/European championship medalist in the 50 breast and an NCAA championships runner-up in the 100 breast.

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Shaine Casas Clocks 1:39.44 200 IM, 1:31.27 200 Free And 44.18 100 Back At ST TXLA Pro Invite

Casas swam his fastest times in the aforementioned events since ending his collegiate career back during the 2020-21 NCAA season.

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Jack Punswick Won A State Title. Then, He Had To Battle Cancer.

After he won his first state title, Jack Punswick was diagnosed with stage II Hodgkin lymphoma. However, he’s determined to not let it affect his career.

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Albert Smelzer, #10 In Class Of 2026, Verbally Commits To Cal

Smelzer is the Golden Bears’ second top ten ranked recruit for the boys class of 2026, joining No. 1 ranked Baylor Stanton

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Sports Illustrated Names Katie Ledecky, Bob Bowman Amongst 50 Most Influential Sports Figures

Ledecky and Bowman were amongst the few Olympic sport sportsfigures included on Sports Illusrated’s list of 50 most influential people in sports.

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WATCH: Olympic Champion Tom Dean Practices With Dance Partner For “Strictly Come Dancing”

Dean will follow in the footsteps of teammate Adam Peaty and join the British dancing competition that airs annually on BBC

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From Tokyo To Paris: Analyzing The Performances Of Repeat Individual Olympic Medalists

There were 11 men and 11 women who medalled individually at both the Tokyo and Paris Olympic Games. How well did they perform?

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Four-Time NCAA Champion Max McHugh Announces His Retirement From Swimming

McHugh was best known for dominating the 100-yard breaststroke from 2021 to 2023, and remains one of the fastest swimmers in history for the event.

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Jim Nickell Named New Head Coach And Executive Director Of Bend Swim Club

Nickell replaces Megan Oesting, who left Bend Swim Club this January to become the technical director of the Malaysian Swimming Federation.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Summer McIntosh Throws Ceremonial First Pitch At Toronto Blue Jays Game

McIntosh’s first pitch came prior to a dramatic 5-4 win by the Blue Jays against the Los Angeles Angels, which involved walk-off homer.

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