Articles by Yanyan Li

2024 Olympic Previews: Will The Aussie Women Go Back-To-Back In The 100 Free?

After back-to-back world titles in 2022 and 2023 and the #1 ranking this season, Mollie O’Callaghan is the bonafide favorite in the women’s 100 free in Paris.

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Review: Katie Ledecky’s “Just Add Water” Further Proves What We Already Know

Ledecky’s autobiography reaffirmed a lot of what we already knew about her, but what mattered the most was her insight on those things.

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2024 Olympics Preview: Will We Finally Get The Race We Anticipated In The Women’s 200 IM?

For the first time ever, Alex Walsh, Kate Douglass, Kaylee McKeown, and Summer McIntosh will race against each other in a 200 IM. How will it end?

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How Unprecedented Is Kate Douglass’s Olympic Swimming Lineup?

Douglass’s 100 free, 200 breast, and 200 IM lineup at the Olympic games is a type of lineup that not many swimmers have taken on before.

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How Accurate Were SwimSwam’s Way-Too-Early Olympic Trials Picks?

How accurate were our way-too-early 2024 U.S. Olympic trials predictions? Spoiler alert: we were off by a lot with many of our picks.

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WATCH: Michael Phelps Reacts To Cate Campbell’s Comments About Team USA

Phelps, who was shown a video of Campbell’s August 2023 remarks about Team USA, encouraged Americans to use her words as motivation.

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LA28 Chairman Casey Wasserman Breaks Down 2028 Olympic Location Choices

Wasserman discussed the story behind putting swimming in So-Fi stadium for the L.A. Olympics, as well as moving softball to Oklahoma City.

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Thomas Heilman Swims 50.80 100 Fly, Breaks Michael Phelps’ National Age Group Record

Heilman out-touched Dare Rose by 0.04 seconds for silver, and also took down Phelps’ old 17-18 NAG of 51.10 that had stood since 2003.

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50 Free Semifinalist Payton Sorenson Only Swam One Meet Between 2021 And 2024 Trials

Sorenson, motivated to break 22 seconds, came out of a three-year retirement and ended up as an Olympic trials semi-finalist.

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American Record Holder Kate Douglass No-Shows 50 Free Prelims

Despite being the American Record holder in the event, Douglass will not swim the 50 free at the 2024 U.S. Olympic trials.

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“One Of The Hardest Years Of My Life:” Armstrong Opens Up About Struggles, Alexy’s Support

Hunter Armstrong opened up about the struggles he faced over the past year, and how his training partner Jack Alexy helped him through them.

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Mike Parratto’s Daughter Made Paris. 40 Minutes Later, His Former Swimmer Broke A World Record

On Tuesday night, Mike Parratto’s daughter Jessica qualified for the Paris Olympics. 40 minutes later, his former swimmer Regan Smith broke a world record.

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WATCH: Duke Head Coach Brian Barnes Discusses Kaelyn Gridley, His First Full Season, & More

Barnes talked to SwimSwam about training his swimmers for trials, as well as what it was like to coach his first full season as a head coach.

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U.S. Olympic Team Will Attend Pre-Paris Training Camps in Raleigh And Croatia

Team USA swimmers swimmers will attend two separate training camps in Raleigh and Croatia in preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

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Swimming To Take Place in So-Fi Stadium At 2028 Olympics, Will Be Pushed To Week Two

After the 2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming trials in Lucas Oil Stadium broke a swimming attendance record, LA28 homes to do the same in four years.

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