Articles by Yanyan Li

2023 U.S. Open Championships — Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Ryan Held (pictured) comes into Saturday night’s men’s 100 freestyle final as the top overall seed with his prelims time of 48.47.

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2023 U.S. Open Championships — Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Katie Ledecky (pictured) will being racing off against her Canadian rival Summer McIntosh once more in the women’s 400 freestyle.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Avery Hawker Commits To Wisconsin (2024)

Hawker has personal best times in the 100 and 200 fly that are fast enough to ‘C’ final at the 2023 Big Ten Championships

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2022 Winter Juniors Qualifier Ashlyn Morr Commits To Auburn (2024)

Morr, a six-time Ohio state championship finalist and 2022 Winter Juniors qualifer, will join Auburn’s large girls’ recruiting class for 2024.

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Rumors Of These Teams’ Demises Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Several teams that struggled last year are seeing newfound success and big time drops during the early stages of the 2023-24 NCAA season.

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Virginia All-American and U.S. National Teamer Jack Aikins Taking Olympic Gap Year

Aikins felt compelled to take an Olympic gap year when he missed the U.S. World Championships team for the second straight year.

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Michigan All-American Letitia Sim Taking Olympic Redshirt, Currently Training In Singapore

Sim was Michigan’s top 100 and 200 breaststroker and the only female swimmer on her team to score at the 2023 NCAA Championships

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Gretchen Walsh Ties NCAA And U.S. Open Record With 20.79 50 Free, Breaks American Record

Walsh tied Maggie MacNeil’s NCAA record time from the 2023 NCAA Championships, and breaks her own American record from 2023 ACCs.

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Aimee Canny Posts 500 Free Time (4:36.26) That Would Have Won 2023 NCAAs

Canny, in her first time swimming the 500-yard freestyle, posted a time that leads the NCAA by over two seconds and would have won at 2023 NCAAs.

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The Trend In College Sports That Swim Fans Must Pay Attention To

Caitlin Clark, Nebraska women’s volleyball, and others are driving growth in sports once considered to be non-profitable, and swim fans need to take note.

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Kate Douglass: “I See Retirement In The Near Future…I’m Looking Forward To It”

On Friday, Kate Douglass and Claire Curzan took to UVA’s Instagram story to answer questions about retirement, Olympic Trials, and Taylor Swift.

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

In this article, we look at five of the biggest storylines in women’s swimming headed into the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

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

In this article, we break down some of the top storylines in men’s swimming headed into the Paris 2024 Olympic Games next year.

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Thomas Heilman, The No. 1 Recruit In High School Class Of 2025, Commits To Virginia

Heilman, arguably one of the greatest high school recruits ever, made the huge decision to stay in-state and follow his older brother to Charlotesville.

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Maximus Williamson, The No. 2 Recruit In High School Class Of 2025, Commits To Virginia

Williamson is arguably the most versatile swimmer in his class, and will make major impact for Virginia’s team come time for fall 2025.

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