Articles by Yanyan Li

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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Olympic Silver Medalist Erica Sullivan’s Fourth Annual Oscars Thread (And Our Thoughts)

Sullivan created her fourth annual thread giving swimming equivalents to the “Best Picture” Oscar nominees on X (formerly known as Twitter).

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“Nyad” Biopic Receives Two Nominations For 96th Academy Awards

“Nyad” was one of 12 films this year to receive multiple Academy Award nominations, with both of its’ nominations being in the acting category.

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Review: How The Biopic “Nyad” Misses The Mark

The 2023 biopic “Nyad” didn’t address the controversies that were such a big part of Diana Nyad’s career, and told her story in a lackluster manner.

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“More Is Not Always Better”: How The Las Vegas Swim Club Rebuilt To The National Stage

How Peter Mavro and Amber Stewart resurrected the Las Vegas Swim Club from a crumbling organization into a successful program.

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2023 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Swims Of The Year

In this article, we rank what we thought were the top ten best swims of 2023, as well as some honorable mention performances.

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The Top Australian Storylines Headed Into The Paris Olympic Year — Women’s Edition

In this article, we take a look at some of the top Australian women’s storylines headed into the Paris 2024 Olympic year.

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The Top Australian Storylines Headed Into The Paris Olympic Year — Men’s Edition

In this article, we take a look at some of the top Australian men’s swimming storylines headed into the 2024 Paris Olympic year.

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The Top U.S. Storylines Headed Into The Paris Olympic Year — Women’s Edition

In this article, we take a look at some of the top storylines headed into the Paris Olympic year for the American women.

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The Top U.S. Storylines Headed Into The Paris Olympic Year — Men’s Edition

In this article, we break down some of the top American storylines in men’s swimming headed into the 2024 Olympic year, with emphasis on Olympic trials.

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Leon Marchand and Sarah Sjostrom Appear In Google’s 2023 “Year In Search”

Marchand and Sjostrom both made the list of most-searched athletes in their respective home countries due to their World Championships accomplishments.

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Maximus Williamson Clocks 41.92 100 Free, Ranks #6 All-Time In U.S. 17-18 Age Group

Williamson is the third high schooler to break 42 seconds in the 100 free, after Ryan Hoffer and Kaii Winler did so in the past.

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