Lin Li (swimmer)

Lin Li (Chinese: 林莉; pinyin: Lín Lì; born May 4, 1970)[1] is an Olympic champion and former World Record holding swimmer from China. She swam for China at the:

• Olympics:[2] 1988, 1992, 1996
• World Championships: 1991
• Asian Games: 1990, 1994
• Pan Pacific Championships: 1989, 1991

Lin LI

Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1970-05-04) May 4, 1970 Nantong, Jiangsu, China
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Individual Medley
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  China Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 200 m medley 1992 Barcelona 400 m medley 1992 Barcelona 200 m breaststroke 1996 Atlanta 200 m medley World Championships (LC) 1991 Perth 200 m medley 1991 Perth 400 m medley Pan Pacific Championships 1989 Tokyo 200 m medley 1991 Edmonton 400 m medley Summer Universiade 1991 Sheffield 200 m backstroke 1991 Sheffield 200 m medley 1991 Sheffield 400 m medley 1991 Sheffield 200 m breaststroke

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

At the 1992 Olympics, she set a World Record in winning the women's 200 IM in 2:11.65, as well as also garnering silver medals in 200m breaststroke and 400m IM.[3]

As of 2018, she currently coaches at Saratoga Star Aquatics-Live in Saratoga, California and has adjusted her last name from "Lin" to "Lynn".[4]

References

1. Article from China Daily; published 2007-07-29. Archived August 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
2. Li's entry from sports-reference.com; retrieved 2013-06-19.
3. "1992 Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on June 19, 2008)
4. About Lynn Li page Archived 2013-05-31 at the Wayback Machine from the Peak Swimming website (www.peakswim.com); retrieved 2013-06-19.

External links

• Lin Li at Olympedia
• Lin Li at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Lin Li at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
• Lin Li at SwimRankings.net

Records
Preceded by Ute Geweniger	World Record Holder Women's 200 Individual Medley July 30, 1992 – October 17, 1997	Succeeded by Wu Yanyan