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| Shiwen
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| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
China
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 01 Mar 1996
in Hangzhou, CHN |
| Height | 1.72 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Hangzhou, CHN |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Zhejiang Province: China |
Why this sport? |
Her kindergarten teacher suggested she try the sport. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age six at a sports school in the People's Republic of China. |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
In 2015 she was named Female Athlete of the Year at the Zhejiang Province Top 10 Athletes Awards in the People's Republic of China. (sports.163.com, 03 Apr 2015)
She was named Best Female Athlete at the 2012 China Central Television [CCTV] Sports Personality of the Year Awards. (sports.qq.com, 19 Jan 2013)
She was presented with the Pacific Rim Female Swimmer of the Year award by the US magazine Swimming World in both 2011 and 2012. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 05 Dec 2012) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Success comes from hard work." (news.gooooal.com, 17 Feb 2010) |
Hero / Idol |
US swimmer Michael Phelps, Chinese swimmer Luo Xuejuan. (sports.sina.com.cn, 22 Oct 2013; we.sportscn.com, 01 Aug 2012) |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Mandarin |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Xiao Ye Zi [Little Leaf]. (uschinapress.com, 21 Mar 2023) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Law - Tsinghua University: Beijing, CHN |
General Interest |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (xhby.net, 16 May 2023; uschinapress.com, 21 Mar 2023) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
Other information |
CHANGED MINDSET
After winning two gold medals at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, she struggled with the pressure of winning. She took a break from the pool in 2017 after recording disappointing results at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, before returning to swimming in late 2018. "After becoming an Olympic champion, I didn't know what my next goal would be. I thought that because I had won at the Olympic Games, I had to win every competition. The result was that the more I wanted to win, the more I was afraid of losing. In the end, I was afraid of competitions. Now, I realise I have won pretty much everything I could win, so I don't need to prove anything. I also lost everything I could lose, so it can't get much worse. I will only treat competitions as a place for achieving dreams, to enjoy competitions, rather than worrying about winning or losing." (zjnews.zjol.com.cn, 14 Aug 2019; sports.sina.com.cn, 27 Jul 2019; sports.people.com.cn, 06 Nov 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Wei Wei, CHN |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
200m Individual Medley |
2:13.56 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
400m Individual Medley |
4:45.86 |
| 1 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
400m Individual Medley |
4:28.43 |
| 1 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
200m Individual Medley |
2:07.57 |
| 6 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:53.11 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:14.27 |
| 10 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:24.76 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Breaststroke |
2:23.15 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
400m Individual Medley |
4:32.07 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Individual Medley |
2:08.60 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:43.40 |
| 15 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:13.01 |
| 8 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Individual Medley |
2:14.01 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
400m Individual Medley |
4:42.96 |
| 7 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
400m Individual Medley |
4:38.51 |
| 4 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
200m Individual Medley |
2:10.48 |
| 4 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:49.79 |
| 5 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:35.15 |
| 1 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:08.90 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:19.52 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:05.79 |
| Semifinal |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
100m Individual Medley |
58.94 |
| 2 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
400m Individual Medley |
4:23.33 |
| 1 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
200m Individual Medley |
2:04.64 |
| 2 |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
400m Individual Medley |
4:24.55 |
| 2 |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
200m Individual Medley |
2:05.94 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2019 |
Jinan, CHN |
200m Freestyle |
2:00.10 |
| 23 |
2018 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 3 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:08.16 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:21.90 |
| 5 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Individual Medley |
59.80 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Breaststroke |
2:18.39 |
| 6 |
2018 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Freestyle |
1:57.33 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Individual Medley |
2:10.70 |
| 6 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:21.53 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:07.09 |
| 5 |
2017 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Individual Medley |
59.09 |
| 30 |
2014 |
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Overall |
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| 2 |
2014 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Individual Medley |
58.36 |
| 13 |
2012 |
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Overall |
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| 18 |
2010 |
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Overall |
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| 1 |
2010 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:08.87 |
| 1 |
2010 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Freestyle |
53.66 |
| 1 |
2010 |
Beijing, CHN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:28.67 |
Asian Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2023 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:10.34 |
| 1 |
2023 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:23.84 |
| 1 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
400m Individual Medley |
4:32.97 |
| 1 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
200m Individual Medley |
2:08.94 |
| 1 |
2010 |
Guangzhou, CHN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:09.37 CR |
| 1 |
2010 |
Guangzhou, CHN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:33.79 |
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