Liu Xiang (swimmer)
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Full name | 刘湘 (2003-) 刘嘉欣 (1996-2003, birthname) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1][2] Guangzhou, Guangdong[3] | September 1, 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [4][5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke, Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | South China Normal University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Liu Xiang (Chinese: 刘湘; pinyin: Liú Xiāng, born 1 September 1996) is a Chinese competitive swimmer.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- As of July 30, 2021[11]
Long course (50-meter pool)
[edit]Event | Time | Meet | Date | Note(s) |
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50m freestyle | 23.97 | 2021 Chinese National Games | 26 September 2021 | NR AS |
100m freestyle | 55.27 | 2018 Spring National Championships | 19 January 2018 | |
50m backstroke | 26.98[12] | 2018 Asian Games | 21 August 2018 | NR AS WR |
100m backstroke | 1:00.46 | 2016 Chinese National Championships | 3 April 2016 | |
50m butterfly | 26.25 | 2019 World Cup | 9 August 2019 | |
100m butterfly | 1:00.05 | 2020 Chinese National Championships | 30 September 2020 |
Short course (25-meter pool)
[edit]Event | Time | Meet | Date | Note(s) |
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50m freestyle | 24.35 | 2017 World Cup | 10 November 2017 | |
50m backstroke | 26.49 | 2018 World Cup | 2 November 2018 | |
100m backstroke | 1:01.02 | 2014 World Cup | 25 October 2014 | |
50m butterfly | 27.75 | 2016 World Cup | 1 October 2016 |
Key: NR = National Record, AS = Asian Record, WR = World Record
References
[edit]- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "Chinese national swimming championships results". English.news.cn. September 10, 2015. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20160825005623/
- ^ "LIU Xiang - Olympic Swimming | China". Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "FINA personal best results".
- ^ "18th Asian Games, Women's 50m backstroke". Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Olympic swimmers for China
- Chinese female backstroke swimmers
- Chinese female freestyle swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in swimming
- Swimmers from Guangzhou
- World record holders in swimming
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- 21st-century Chinese sportswomen
- Chinese swimming biography stubs