Articles by Yanyan Li

Carson Foster No-Shows 200 Fly And 100 Free, His Third And Fourth No-Shows Of Olympic Trials

This is the third and fourth time this meet in which Foster no-showed an event, rather than scratching the night beforehand.

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Katharine Berkoff Clocks 57.83 100 Back, Becomes Fourth-Fastest Woman Ever

Berkoff is now the fifth woman in history to go under 58 seconds in the women’s 100 backstroke, as well as the second American woman to do so.

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How Paige Madden Climbed Back To The Top Of The USA Swimming Scene

In April 2022, Madden didn’t think she’d ever be able to compete again. Two years later, she made her second consecutive Olympic team.

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Emma Terebo Breaks French National Record In 100 Backstroke (58.79)

Three swimmers beat out Pauline Mahieu’s previous French record time of 59.30 in the 100 back final at French Olympic trials.

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Torri Huske and Regan Smith Become #3 and #5 100 Fly Performers Ever, But Smith Misses Paris

Huske and Smith both moved up the top five performers of all-time list, but Smith missed the Olympic team — showing just how deep the 100 fly is in the U.S.

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Column: Gretchen Walsh Proved She Was Worth All The Hype

After years upon years of debate about Walsh was capable of, she proved she was worth all the hype when she broke the world record in the 100 fly.

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Danny Kovac Breaks Down His Journey Back To Swimming After Year-Long Break

Kovac took a break from swimming, but returned to the sport for the 2023-24 NCAA season and continued training to compete at Olympic trials.

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Diehl (1:46.83) and Mijatovic (1:48.98) Move Up Respective Age Group Rankings In 200 Free

Diehl now has a serious shot at making the Olympic team, while Mijatovic just became one of the fastest swimmers ever in his age group.

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Aaron Shackell On Making Olympics In Front Of Home Crowd: ‘It’s Everything To Me’

Not only did Aaron Shackell qualify for Paris in front of 20,689 people, but he also did it just 30 minutes away from his hometown.

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Gretchen Walsh Swims 55.18 100 Butterfly, Breaks World Record

Walsh, who went 55.18, took down Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjostrom’s previous world record time of 55.48 from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

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Initial Impressions Of The Atmosphere At The 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials

The first session of the U.S. Olympic trials is underway. Has the environment inside Lucas Oil Stadium lived up to the hype or not?

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Carson Foster No-Shows 400 Free Prelims At U.S. Olympic Trials

Foster scratching is no suprise, as he also scratched the event at both the 2022 and 2023 U.S. World Championship trials.

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Gemmell, Grimes Scratch Women’s 400 Free Final, Han and Smith Get Bumped Up (UPDATED)

Although Gemmell’s best time would have finished third at 2021 trials, she will not be racing the finals of the event at the 2024 Olympic trials.

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Gretchen Walsh Clocks 55.94 100 Fly, Becomes Sixth-Fastest Performer Of All-Time

Walsh is now the second-fastest American of all-time, and the seven woman to break the 56 second barrier in the 100 butterfly.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day 1 Prelims Preview

Heats of the women’s 100 fly, women’s 400 free, men’s 100 breast and men’s 400 free will be contested on day one of the 2024 U.S. Olympic trials.

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