Articles by Yanyan Li

Ryan Mallette on Being Named Head Coach of the High Performance Center in Ontario

Recently hired HPC-Ontario head coach Ryan Mallette discussed his new job, Canada’s performance at the World Championships, and choosing event lineups.

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Josh Liendo on World Champs Success, Being a Black Swimmer, and Kayla Sanchez

In a virtual press conference, Liendo discussed his Worlds performance, being a black swimmer, and Kayla Sanchez representing the Philippines internationally.

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Maggie MacNeil Happy with World Champs Outcome, Looking Forward to Birmingham

At a virtual press conference, MacNeil spoke about her thoughts on her World Championships performance, pressure, and her outlook on Birmingham.

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2022 Commonwealth Games Previews: McKeown And McIntosh To Face Off In The IMs

Kaylee McKeown and Summer McIntosh look to be the top two swimmers fighting it out for IM titles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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Olympic Medalist Emma Weyant Announces Transfer To Florida

Weyant’s arrival to Gainesville will make a huge impact on her team, which is already one of the fastest-rising women’s programs in the country.

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Swimming Australia Arrives in Birmingham For Commonwealth Games Post-Training Camp

Swimming Australia spent two weeks at a training camp in Chartres, France, before heading over to Birmingham for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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2022 YMCA LC Nationals Day 5: 16-Year-Old Emily Thompson Swims 2:16.39 200 IM

Thompson was just slightly slower than her PB of 2:15.63, which was set at the U.S. International Team Trials to qualify her for the Junior Pan Pacs team.

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Anna Moesch Swims 24.92 50 Free Before Splitting 53.98 On The 4×100 Free Relay

Moesch’s 50 free now makes her the fifth-fastest performer of all-time amongst 15-16 year old girls in the U.S, and also came after a PB in the 200 IM.

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2022 YMCA LC Nationals Day 4: 16-Year-Old Clare Logan Swims 1:01.99 100 Back

Logan, the winner of the 50 back as well, dropped a few tenths off her previous best time of 1:02.39 that was set leading off the 400 medley relay.

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2022 YMCA LC Nationals Day 3: Diehl #2 All-Time In 15-16 U.S. Age Group For 50 BK

Daniel Diehl’s time of 25.32 is just 0.21 seconds away from Michael Andrew’s unofficial national age group record of 25.13 in the 50 back.

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Katie Ledecky Wins ESPY Awards For Best Women’s Athlete and Olympian

Although Ledecky had been nominated for multiple ESPYs in the past such as in 2016, 2017, and 2018, this year is her first time winning one of the accolades.

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2022 YMCA LC Nationals Day 2: Anna Moesch Does It Again, Goes 1:59.59 200 Free PB

In the 200 free, Moesch dropped nearly four seconds off her previous best time of 2:03.14 that was set just two weeks ago.

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Are the 2024 Olympic ‘A’ and ‘B’ Cuts Closer Together Than They Were In The Past?

For Paris, the gap between the OQTs and the OCTs was just 0.5%, a significant drop from what the average distances had been in the past. 

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McKeon, McKeown, and ZSC Highlight Australia’s Stacked Duel In The Pool Roster

Unlike the Americans, who have many of their biggest stars missing, the Aussies seem to be going all-out for Duel in the Pool.

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2022 YMCA LC Nationals Day 1: Diehl Swims 50.05 100 FR, Somerset YMCA Dominates

While Daniel Diehl was the standout performer on the mens’ side of the meet, it was the Somerset Y that led the womens’ side, winning four out of five events.

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