2018-19 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Yirong Bi
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Distance
- Hometown:
- Hangzhou, China
- High School:
- Zhejiang College of Sports
At Michigan
• Six-time CSCAA All-American (2017-19: 800-yard Freestyle Relay; 2016-17: 500-yard Freestyle; 2016: 1,650-yard Freestyle)
• Five-time NCAA All-America Honorable Mention (2018-19: 500-yard Freestyle; 2017-19: 1,650-yard Freestyle)
• Five-time Big Ten champion (2016-19: 800-yard Freestyle Relay; 2018: 500-yard Freestyle)
• Four-time All-Big Ten (2016-19: First Team)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2017-19)
• Three-time CSCAA Scholar All-American (2016-18)
• Three-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2017-19)
Senior (2018-19)
• CSCAA All-American (800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• Two-time CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (500-yard Freestyle, 1,650-yard Freestyle)
• Big Ten champion (800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• All-Big Ten (First Team)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 20-23): Finished 10th in 1650-yard Freestyle (15:55.89) and 10th in 500-yard Freestyle (4:37.12).
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 20-23): Finished 3rd in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:37.63), 4th in the 1,650-yard Freestyle (16:00.04) and 6th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:45.17).
• Ohio State (Jan. 19): Won the 500-yard freestyle (4:46.99) and took 2nd in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:48.40).
• Indiana (Jan. 17): Won the 500-yard Freestyle (4:48.31) and 1,000-yard Freestyle (9:47.24), and took 2nd in 200-yard Freestyle (1:47.59).
• UGA Fall Invite (Nov. 29-Dec. 1): Finished 2nd in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:37.24), 2nd in the 1650-yard Freestyle (16:14.28) and 7th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:45.01)
• Big Ten/ACC Swimming & Diving Challenge (Nov. 10-11): Finished 2nd in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:39.79) and 3rd in the 1000-yard Freestyle (9:40.14).
Junior (2017-18)
• CSCAA All-American (800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• Two-time CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (500-yard Freestyle, 1,650-yard Freestyle)
• Two-time Big Ten champion (500-yard Freestyle, 800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• All-Big Ten (First Team)
• CSCAA Scholar All-American (2018)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 14-17): Finished 13th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:39.16) and 15th in the 1,650-yard Freestyle (16:00.73).
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 14-17): Won the 500-yard Freestyle (4:35.09), finished 2nd in the 1,650-yard Freestyle (15:51.18) and 4th in the 400-yard IM (4:07.75)
• Ohio State/Virginia Tech/Rutgers (Jan. 20): Finished 1st in both the 500-yard Freestyle (4:46.09) and the 1,000-yard Freestyle (9:43.86) and 2nd in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:48.54).
• Indiana (Jan. 13): Won the 500-yard Freestyle (4:44.53) and finished 2nd in the 1,000-yard Freestyle (9:53.13) and 200-yard Freestyle (1:47.59).
• UGA Fall Invite (Dec. 1-3): Won the 500-yard Freestyle (4:35.02) and the 1,650-yard Freestyle (16:02.42), finished second in the 400-yard IM (4:10.58) and 9th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:45.48).
• Minnesota, Wisconsin, Penn State (Nov. 4-5): Won the 500-yard Freestyle (4:41.26), 1,000-yard Freestyle (9:45.54) and 400-yard IM (4:15.44).
• Louisville (Oct. 20-21): Won the 500-yard Freestyle (4:43.23) and 1,000-yard Freestyle (9:43.40 -- pool record) and swam the 400-yard IM (4:17.31).
• SMU Classic (Oct. 13-14): Finished 2nd in the 400-yard IM (4:11.15) and 500-yard Freestyle (4:40.37), 8th in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:01.05) and 10th in the 200-yard Butterfly (2:00.39).
Sophomore (2016-17)
• Two-time CSCAA All-American (500-yard Freestyle, 800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (1,650-yard Freestyle)
• Big Ten champion (800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• All-Big Ten (First Team)
• CSCAA Scholar All-American
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Two-time Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Oct. 12, Feb. 8)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 15-18): Finished 6th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:37.30), 16th in the 1,650-yard Freestyle (16:02.52) and 25th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:45.44).
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 15-18): Finished 6th in the 400-yard IM (4:10.15), 7th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:39.17), and 8th in the 1,650-yard Freestyle (16:07.31).
• Michigan State (Feb. 4): Finished 1st in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:03.90) and 400-yard IM (4:16.23).
• Ohio State (Jan. 27): Finished 1st in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:44.92), 1,000-yard Freestyle (9:35.49) and 2nd in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:02.43).
• Indiana (Jan. 13): Finished 1st in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:44.28) and 1,000-yard Freestyle (9:43.77) and 2nd in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:02.05).
• USA College Challenge (Nov. 12-13): Finished 3rd in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:39.16) and the 1000-yard Freestyle (9:28.38), and 5th in the 400-yard IM (4:10.43).
• UGA Fall Invitational (Dec. 2-4): Finished 1st in the 1650-yard Freestyle (15:51.94), 2nd in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:34.63) and 4th in the 400-yard IM (4:09.62). Also finished 8th (in prelims) in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:45.92).
Freshman (2015-16)
• Two-time CSCAA All-American (2016: 500-yard Freestyle, 1,650-yard Freestyle)
• Big Ten champion (800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• All-Big Ten (First Team)
• CSCAA Scholar All-American
• NCAA Championships (March 16-19): Finished 3rd in 1,650-yard Freestyle (15:45.26), 5th in 500-yard Freestyle (4:35.76) and 23rd in 400-yard IM (4:10.34).
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 17-20): Finished 2nd in both the 500-yard Freestyle (4:35.69) and 1,650-yard Freestyle (15:50.56), and 3rd in the 400-yard IM (4:08.56).
• Joined team in January 2016 as mid-year enrollee.
Prep
• Spent one year at Shanghai Jiaotong University (2015).
• Secondary School: Zhejiang College of Sports (2014).
Club/International
• Club: Zhejiang Swimming Team (2011-15).
• Member of Chinese National Team (2013-15).
• Won the 800-meter freestyle and finished second in the 400-meter freestyle at the 2014 Asian Games.
• Won the 400-meter freestyle and 800-meter freestyle at the 2013 Chinese National Championships.
Personal
• Full Name: Yirong Bi
• Nickname: Rose
• Birthday: June 20, 1996
• Enrolled in the Ross School of Business
• Major: Business Administration
| Event | Time | Date |
| 50-yard Freestyle | 23.93 | 2/2/2018 |
| 100-yard Freestyle | 49.77 | 12/1/2018 |
| 200-yard Freestyle | 1:44.15 | 2/14/2018 |
| 500-yard Freestyle | 4:34.63 | 12/2/2016 |
| 1,000-yard Freestyle | 9:40.14 | 11/11/2018 |
| 1,650-yard Freestyle | 15:45.26 | 3/19/2016 |
| 100-yard Breaststroke | 1:01.05 | 10/13/2017 |
| 200-yard Breaststroke | 2:17.47 | 11/03/2018 |
| 200-yard Butterfly | 1:59.89 | 10/14/2016 |
| 200-yard IM | 2:03.58 | 10/8/2016 |
| 400-yard IM | 4:07.75 | 2/16/2018 |
