Liu Xiang (swimmer)
Liu Xiang (Chinese: 刘湘; pinyin: Liú Xiāng, born 1 September 1996) is a Chinese competitive swimmer.
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | 刘湘 (2003-) 刘嘉欣 (1996-2003, birthname) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1][2] Guangzhou, Guangdong[3] | September 1, 1996||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [4][5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke, Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | South China Normal University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Born Liu Jiaxin in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, she is the only daughter to her parents. Both of her parents were basketball players, but she chose swimming.[6][7]
Liu is an alumnus of South China Normal University.
Swimming
At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, Liu won the bronze medal in the 50-meter backstroke behind teammate Fu Yuanhui at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia.[8][9] She also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
In the 2018 Asian Games Liu broke the 27-second barrier in the women's 50m backstroke as she set a world record and took the gold medal. [10]
Personal bests (long course)
Event | Time | Meet | Date | Note(s) |
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50m backstroke | 26.98[11] | 2018 Asian Games | 21 August 2018 | NR AS WR |
Key: NR = National Record, AS = Asian Record, WR = World Record
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References
- "Start List Women's 50 Meter Backstroke Final". Omega Timing. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
- "华师"游泳女神"出征里约奥运会 美照来袭". 南方网. 2016-07-21.
- "Chinese national swimming championships results". English.news.cn. September 10, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160825005623/
- https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/xiang-liu
- 专访刘湘:原本不叫此名 听女神说她眼中的宁泽涛 Retrieved 17 December 2016
- 刘湘:险些误入篮球之路的泳坛女神 Retrieved 17 December 2016
- "W50 Back: Fu Yuanhui Sets World Textile Best 27.11 To Pip Medeiros & Teammate Liu". SwimVortex. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- 中国泳坛第一美女为坚持训练脸颊晒到红肿脱皮 Retrieved 17 December 2016
- "Liu breaks nine-year world record to win 50m backstroke". China Daily/Sports/Swimming. 2018-08-21. Retrieved 27 Aug 2018.
- "18th Asian Games, Women's 50m backstroke". Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
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Records | ||
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Preceded by Zhao Jing |
World record holder Women's 50 m backstroke (long course) 21 August 2018 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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