Chen Hua

Chen Hua (born October 20, 1982)[1] is a two-time Olympic swimmer, and former World Record holder, from China. She swam for China at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. She was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.[2]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.

CHEN Hua

Personal information
Nationality	China
Born	(1982-10-20) October 20, 1982 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Asian Games Bangkok 1998 400 free Bangkok 1998 800 free World University Games Daegu 2003 4x200 Free Relay Daegu 2003 400 free Daegu 2003 800 free Daegu 2003 4x100 Free Relay Short Course Worlds Hong Kong 1999 800 free Athens 2000 800 free Moscow 2002 800 free Athens 2000 400 free

In December 2001, she set a short course World Record in the 800 freestyle, which stood for two months.[3][4]

She swam for China at the:

• Olympics: 2000 and 2004
• World Championships: 1998
• Asian Games: 1998
• World University Games: 2003
• Short Course Worlds: 1999, 2000 and 2002

References

1. Profile of Chen Hua (in Chinese)
2. Chen's entry from sports-reference.com; retrieved 2012-03-25.
3. Two World Records and One World Cup Record Bettered by Camillo Cametti, FINA Press Commission. Published by SwimNews on 2001-12-03; retrieved 2012-03-25.
4. (scw-m) Japan's Yamada Breaks World Record for 800m Free Short Course Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine by Hideki Moziuchi; published by Swimming World Magazine on 2002-04-02, retrieved 2012-03-25.

Records
Preceded by Astrid Strauss	World Record Holder Women's 800 Freestyle (25m) December 3, 2001 – February 4, 2002	Succeeded by Sachiko Yamada