Shi Jinglin

Shi Jinglin (Chinese: 史婧琳; pinyin: Shǐ Jìnglín; born 3 January 1993) is a Chinese competitive swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke events.[1] She has produced a tally of five medals, two golds and three bronze, in major international competition, spanning the Olympic Games, Asian Games, and World Championships. At the 2014 Asian Games, Shi broke a meet record to claim the gold medal in the 100 m breaststroke.

Shi Jinglin
Shi (left) with Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir (right) in Kazan
Personal information
National team China
Born (1993-01-03) 3 January 1993
Nanjing, China
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubJiangsu Swimming Team[1]
CoachHan Bingyan[1]
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Shi.

Career

Shi made her first Chinese team at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, where she achieved two medals, a gold and a bronze, in swimming. She started off the meet by surpassing Japan's Kanako Watanabe in the first half of the race to smash the Asian Games record for a gold medal victory in the 100 m breaststroke with a time of 1:06.67, vaulting her up to eighth in the world rankings.[2] The following day, in the 200 m breaststroke, Shi fell behind the Japanese duo Watanabe and Rie Kaneto in a sprint finish to claim the bronze at 2:23.58.[3][4]

At the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia, Shi added two more medals, a gold and a bronze, to her career tally. In her first event, 100 m breaststroke, Shi lowered her personal best to 1:06.55 for a fifth-place finish in the final, missing out the podium by 0.13 seconds.[5] Three days later, Shi swam a matching time of 2:22.76 in a three-way tie with Spain's Jessica Vall Montero and Denmark's world-record holder Rikke Møller Pedersen for a bronze in the 200 m breaststroke final.[6][7] On the final night of the meet, Shi and her teammates Fu Yuanhui, Lu Ying, and Shen Duo put up a fast finish in 3:54.41 to claim the gold in the 4 × 100 m medley relay, just over two seconds away of the current meet record set by her team in 2009.[8][9]

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References
  1. "Shi Jinglin". Incheon 2014. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  2. "Japanese Men Turn In Fabulous Night of Swimming at Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  3. "Hagino claims third Asian Games gold; Watanabe wins 200 breaststroke". The Japan Times. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  4. "Kosuke Hagino's 200 IM Sizzler Highlights Day Two Finals at Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  5. "Yuilya Efimova Shakes Off Doping Suspension for 100 Breast World Title at 2015 FINA World Championships". Swimming World Magazine. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  6. "Larkin, Campbell strike double swimming gold for Australia". Agence France-Presse. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  7. "Kanako Watanabe Wins Women's 200 Breaststroke at 2015 FINA World Championships". Swimming World Magazine. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  8. "Sweden Posts New Swedish National Record in 400 Medley Relay at 2015 FINA World Championships". Swimming World Magazine. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  9. "Seto takes gold in 400-meter individual medley". The Japan Times. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
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