Articles by Yanyan Li

2022 Pac-12 1650 Free Champion Caroline Pennington To Transfer To Florida

Pennington, who has a best time of 15:48.69 in the 1650 free, will add to Florida’s growing strength in the distance freestyle discipline.

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Luis Martinez, Guatemala’s First Olympic Swimming Finalist, Announces Retirement

Martinez last competed at the Tokyo Olympics held last year, where he finished seventh in the men’s 100 fly final with a time of 51.09.

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LEN Names Popovici and Meilutyte As Swimmers Of The European Championships

LEN decided on the swimmers of the meet based on which male and female had the performances earning the most FINA points for their respective gender.

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Gregorio Paltrinieri Owns 11 Out Of The 32 Sub-14:40 1500 Free Swims In History

Paltrinieri owns 11 out of the 32 sub-14:40 swims in the men’s 1500 free, with his most recent one coming from the 2022 European Championships.

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World Junior Champion Jade Hannah Announces Transfer To LSU

Five-time World Junior Champion Jade Hannah joins Maggie MacNeil as the second Canadian swimmer to transfer to LSU this summer.

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2022 European Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

We are off with a busy finals session, which has the women’s 100 fly, men’s 200 free,  women’s 200 breast, men’s 100 back, and the mixed 4×100 free relay.

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Isaac Cooper Hits 23.41 50 Back Queensland Allcomers Record To Close SC Champs

Not only did Cooper break the Queensland allcomers record, but he also shattered Ben Treffers’ Aussie age group record for the 18 year old category.

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UVA To Kick Off 2022-23 NCAA Season With Dual Meets Against Florida and Texas

The University of Virginia will open their 2022-2023 swimming & diving season with dual meets against two of the country’s top programs.

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What Cities Do World Records Tend To Be Set In?

Courtesy of DataDrivenMed on Twitter, there is data on the top 25 cities where long and short course swimming world records have been set.

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2022 European Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Kristof Milak will have to endure a tough triple session today, racing the 100 fly final, 200 free semi-final, and 4×100 free relay final.

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Popovici Calls Himself A “Skinny Legend,” Wants To Go 45 In The 100 Free

In a BBC interview, Popovici called himself a “Skinny Legend” and said that he was inspired by Adam Peaty to become the first man under 46 in the 100 free.

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David Popovici Goes 46.86, Breaks Cielo’s 13-Year Old 100 Free World Record

After thirteen years, Cesar Cielo’s 100 free world record has finally been taken down, and 17-year-old David Popovici was the swimmer that did the deed.

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Silvia Scalia Breaks Italian Record With 27.39 50 Back

Scalia’s time is the sixth-fastest in the world this year, and would have been fast enough to tie for silver at World Championships.

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Kristof Milak Swims 47.47 100 Free To Break Hungarian Record

Milak took second to David Popovici at Euros, but his 47.47 makes him the third-fastest 100 freestyler in the world this year.

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14 Y/Os Ammundsen And Trotter Move Up Aussie Age Group Rankings in 100 IM

Zoe Ammundsen and Ainsley Trotter both clocked a time of 1:03.05, which moves them up to #5 all-time amongst 14-year-old Australian girls.

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