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Jinglin SHI
Sport Swimming
NOC China   
GenderWomen
Born03 Jan 1993 in Changzhou, CHN
Height1.75 m
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Residence
Changzhou, CHN
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
Her grandfather and her parents sent her to a swimming class so she could get exercise. She switched from artistic swimming as her coach thought she had the potential to race.
When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up artistic swimming at age six in Changzhou, People's Republic of China. She switched to swimming at age nine.
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Mandarin
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Swimming is my whole life." (sports.sina.com.cn, 22 Sep 2014)
Awards and honours
In 2016 she won the Best Female Athlete award at the National Swimming Commendation Conference in Beijing, People's Republic of China. (sports.sina.com.cn, 25 Apr 2016)

In 2010 she was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 27 Apr 2010)
Nicknames
Sister Hua (xuehua.us, 07 Jul 2018)
Injuries
In March 2019 an injury forced her to withdraw from the national championships in the People's Republic of China. She was also unable to compete at the 2019 Champions Series event in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, the following month. (sohu.com, 26 Apr 2019; sports.sina.com.cn, 15 Apr 2019)
Famous relatives
Her grandfather was a national-level referee in shooting in the People's Republic of China. (m.sohu.com, 24 Nov 2017)
Other information
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree in physical education at Beijing Sport University in the People's Republic of China. (sports.sina.com.cn, 25 Mar 2020; bsu.edu.cn, 04 Nov 2019; njdaily.cn, 17 Apr 2019)
Further Personal Information
Family
Husband Gao Yunjie

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
4 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 100m Breaststroke 1:06.37
3 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 200m Breaststroke 2:22.28
4 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 4 x 100m Medley Relay  
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2019 Gwangju, KOR 100m Breaststroke 1:09.88
3 2017 Budapest, HUN 200m Breaststroke 2:21.93
5 2017 Budapest, HUN 100m Breaststroke 1:06.43
3 2017 Budapest, HUN 4 x 100m Medley Relay  
6 2017 Budapest, HUN 4 x 100m Medley Relay 3:57.69
3 2015 Kazan, RUS 200m Breaststroke 2:22.76
5 2015 Kazan, RUS 100m Breaststroke 1:06.55
Heats 2015 Kazan, RUS 50m Breaststroke 31.57
1 2015 Kazan, RUS 4 x 100m Medley Relay 3:54.41
Semifinal 2013 Barcelona, ESP 200m Breaststroke 2:25.52
Heats 2013 Barcelona, ESP 100m Breaststroke 1:08.59
World Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
6 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 100m Breaststroke 1:05.10
2 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 4 x 100m Medley Relay 3:48.80
12 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 200m Breaststroke 2:22.79 
Heats 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 100m Breaststroke 1:06.19
Heats 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 50m Breaststroke 30.99
8 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:48.15
5 2014 Doha, QAT 200m Breaststroke 2:18.64
4 2014 Doha, QAT 100m Breaststroke 1:04.52
World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
7 2019 Jinan, CHN 50m Breaststroke 33.06
50 2017   Overall  
6 2017 Beijing, CHN 50m Breaststroke 31.00
5 2017 Beijing, CHN 200m Breaststroke 2:22.05
3 2017 Singapore, SGP 100m Breaststroke 1:05.64
8 2017 Singapore, SGP 50m Breaststroke 31.30
4 2017 Tokyo, JPN 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:40.94
5 2016 Beijing, CHN 100m Breaststroke 1:05.22
5 2016 Beijing, CHN 50m Breaststroke 30.95
1 2016 Beijing, CHN 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:40.12
5 2013 Beijing, CHN 200m Breaststroke 2:26.17
Asian Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
2 2016 Tokyo, JPN 200m Breaststroke 2:24.19
3 2016 Tokyo, JPN 100m Breaststroke 1:08.00
3 2016 Tokyo, JPN 50m Breaststroke 32.04
2 2016 Tokyo, JPN 4 x 100m Medley Relay 3:58.58
Asian Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
3 2018 Jakarta, INA 100m Breaststroke 1:07.36
7 2018 Jakarta, INA 4 x 100m Medley Relay  DSQ
1 2018 Jakarta, INA 4 x 100m Medley Relay  
1 2014 Incheon, KOR 100m Breaststroke 1:06.67
3 2014 Incheon, KOR 200m Breaststroke 2:23.58