Articles by Yanyan Li

Overreacting To Night One Of The 2024 NCAA Women’s DI Swimming And Diving Championships

Let’s play our favorite game of jumping to conclusions based on one day of swimming, even if those conclusions are absolutely ridiculous.

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NC State Women’s 200 Medley Relay Gets Disqualified At NCAAs, Would Have Been Third

Katharine Berkoff’s anchor time of 20.35 would have been the fifth-fastest relay split in history, but she got NC State disqualified for an early takeoff.

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2023 W. NCAA Previews: The 100 Breast Is Set To Be A Major Toss-Up

The women’s 100 breast will be one of the most competitive, unpredictable, and wide-open events of the 2024 NCAA Championships

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Simone Manuel Continues Career Resurgence With Performances In Westmont

Simone Manuel is now inching closer and closer to her third-straight Olympics berth following her performances in Westmont.

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Casey Wasserman says LA28 has more contracted revenue than what Paris 2024 will generate

On Wednesday, Wasserman went on the Bill Simmons podcast to discuss the logistics that will go into planning the 2028 Olympics in Las Angeles.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony Attendance Estimate Cut In Half Due To Security Reasons

The ceremony was originally expected to allow an attendance of around 600,000 people, but that number has now been reduced by half.

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2024 ACC Championships: Day 4 Ups/Mids/Downs

The NC State women had a big morning, which gives them a shot at upstaging Louisville for the second place spot at the ACC Championships.

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2024 SEC Championships: Day 4 Ups/Mids/Downs

The Auburn men had a huge morning to put themselves ahead of the pack in the race for second place at the 2024 SEC Championships.

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Jordan Crooks Clocks 17.99 50 Free, Fourth Sub-18 Swim Ever

Crooks’ swim only sits being his own personal best and two of Caeleb Dressel’s swims as the fourth-fastest 50-yard freestyle in history.

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Virginia Women Break NCAA And U.S. Open Record In 200 Free Relay (1:23.63)

The University of Virginia women reset the NCAA and U.S. Open record in the 200 freestyle relay for the third season in a row.

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2024 ACC Championships: Day 2 Ups/Mids/Downs

The meet favorites (Virginia women and NC State men) established their dominance over the rest of the field in the first prelims session of ACCs.

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2024 SEC Championships: Day 2 Ups/Mids/Downs

The Florida men had a statement prelims session on day 2 of SECs, while the Tennessee women also made some big moves of their own.

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What Carson Foster Teaches Us About Promise, Expectation, And The “Phelps Generation”

Foster was one of the most prolific age group swimmers in America when he was a teenager, but he’s struggled to reach the top during his senior career.

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Ledecky, Murphy, Douglass and Jaffe Named Semi-Finalists For 94th James E. Sullivan Award

Ledecky, Murphy, Douglass, and Jaffe were amongst the 30 semi-finalists that were nominated for the James E. Sullivan Award this year.

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McIntosh Swims Huge 800 Free Best (8:11.39), First Swimmer To Beat Ledecky In Over 13 Years

McIntosh’s time now makes her the second-fastest performer of all-time, and has massive implications come time for the Paris Olympics.

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