Articles by Yanyan Li

2022 World Champs Previews: The McKeown/Masse/Smith Triple Threat In W 100 Back

Kaylee McKeown, Kylie Masse and Regan Smith represent the three fastest swimmers ever in the women’s 100 back, and they’re all peaking at the same time.

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2022 World Champs Previews: Can Finke Fend Off The Germans In The Mile?

After showing he’s unbeatable on the last 50 at the Tokyo Olympic Games, can Bobby Finke do it again without the element of surprise in Budapest?

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Andrei Minakov Swims 49.11 100 Free To Conclude 2022 Speedo Grand Challenge

This meet was Minakov’s first long course meet of the season, as he opted to skip the 2022 Russian Swimming Championships this April.

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2022 World Champs Previews: A Walsh-McKeown Battle Is Brewing In The 200 IM

Alex Walsh comes into Worlds as the fastest non-Hosszu 200 IMer since 2016. However, can she defeat Kaylee McKeown, last year’s #1 swimmer in the event?

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Smith, Huske, and Minakov Highlight First Two Days of 2022 Speedo Grand Challenge

On the first two days of the 2022 Speedo Grand Challenge in Irvine, California, many World Championship-caliber swimmers competed in various events.

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Sandpipers, Pac-12, Mission Viejo, and The Swim Team Highlight Last PSS Before Worlds

Although Team USA’s Worlds team is set to head to training camp on June 4, many of their swimmers such as Katie Grimes are still entered in this meet.

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Olympian Ashley Twichell Gives Birth To Baby Boy

Ashley Twichell, who competed in the 10 kilometer open water race at the Tokyo Olympics, gave birth to a baby boy named Lochlan William Wall.

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World Record Holder And Olympic Gold Medalist Kelsi Dahlia Announces Retirement

Dahlia was arguably America’s best female butterflier from 2017 to 2019, and holds four relay and one individual world record.

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In Case You Missed It: Main Takeaways From 2022 Australian Trials

Did you miss Australian trials this year? No worries, we have you covered with a run-down of what this meet means for Australian swimming this year.

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Michael Andrew Breaks Mare Norstrum Barcelona Meet Record With 24.64 50 Back

Not only was this 24.64 50 back a meet record for Andrew, but it is also his eight-fastest swim in the event and the fastest he’s been since 2019.

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Kate Douglass And Zac Stubblety-Cook Had Near-Identical Stroke Counts In 200 BR

Kate Douglass took almost the same number of strokes for every lap of her 200 breast race at U.S. trials as Zac Stubblety-Cook did in his world record swim.

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Ariarne Titmus Touts Aussie Women’s Freestyle Depth After World Record Swim

In post-race interviews following her world record, Titmus discussed Aussie women’s freestyle depth, pressure, and her respect for Katie Ledecky.

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WATCH: Titmus’s World Record Race And More From Australian Trials

You can watch some of the races from Australian trials, including Ariarne Titmus’s world record in the 400 free, in this article.

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Ariarne Titmus Finally Breaks Katie Ledecky’s World Record In The 400 Free

Titmus took down Ledecky’s six-year record of 3:56.46 by swimming a time of 3:56.40 at the 2022 Australian Swimming Championships.

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2022 Australian Trials: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

On Night 5 of Australian trials, the women’s 50 free, 200 fly, 400 free, and 200 IM as well as the men’s 100 back, 50 breast, and 1500 free will be swum.

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