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2021-22 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Yani Le

  • Position Breast
  • Class Senior
  • High School Squalicum
  • Hometown Bellingham, Wash.
  • School Columbia College

Biography

Top Times:
100 Breast: 1:02.75 (2019 Ivy League Championships, 02/22/2019)
200 Breast: 2:17.89 (2019 Ivy League Championships. 02/23/2019)
200 IM: 2:05.48 (2019 Ivy League Championships, 02/21/2019)

2019-20 (Sophomore)
Scored for the Lions in both the 100 breast and 200 breast at the 2020 Ivy League Championships ... Top finish came in the 100 breast, placing 18th in 1:03.81 ... Took 23rd in the 200 best in 2:20.02 ... Swam a 2:19.44 in the 200 breast to place fourth at the Rutgers Invite ... Won the 200 breast against Dartmouth with a season-best 2:18.03.

2018-19 (First-Year)
Posted two top-15 finishes at the Ivy League Championships ... Finished 13th in the 100 breast with a time of 1:03.51 after going a personal-best time of 1:02.75 in prelims ... Took 14th at Ivies in the 200 breast with a time of 2:19.11 ... Swam a season-best 2:17.89 in the 200 breast prelim session at Ivies ... Won the 200 breast vs. Northeastern on Nov. 3 ... Placed fourth overall in the 100 breast (1:04.72) at the Rutgers Invitational on Nov. 30 ... Competed primarily in the breaststroke events throughout the dual season.


High School
A 2018 graduate of Squalicum High School … Four-year letter winner with the Sqaulicum Storm … USA Swimming Scholastic All-American 2015-17 … WIAA Outstanding Scholastic Award 2014–16 … Northwest First Team All-Conference 2014-17 … Most Outstanding Swimmer – Squalicum High School 2014-16 … Team Captain Senior year … personal best events include: 50 SCY Breaststroke – 29.55, 100 Breaststroke SCY – 1:02.87, 200 Breaststroke SCY – 2:17.47.

Personal
Daughter of Li Jin and Jie Le … Plays the violin … bilingual (Chinese and English).

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19First Year

    Breaststroke
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Breaststroke
  • 2020-21Junior

    Breaststroke
  • 2021-22Senior

    Breaststroke