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Siyu YAN
Sport Open Water Swimming
NOC China   
GenderWomen
Born19 Feb 1998
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Languages
Mandarin
General Interest
Other sports
She has represented the People's Republic of China in pool swimming and finished second in the 800m freestyle at the 2012 World Cup event in Beijing, People's Republic of China. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Aug 2021)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
She came from a sporting family.
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming at age 13.
General Interest
Awards and honours
In 2016 she was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 19 Jul 2016)

 Competition Highlights
World Cup Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
25 2012   Overall  
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
23 2019 Gwangju, KOR 5km 58:17.6
13 2017 Budapest, HUN 10km 2:01:06.1
26 2015 Kazan, RUS 10km 1:59:39.9
14 2015 Kazan, RUS 5km - Team Time Trial 57:53.9
World Series
Rank Year Venue Event Result
86 2019   10km  
19 2019 Beau Vallon, SEY 10km 2:02:33.20
  2018 Doha, QAT 10km  DSQ
  2018 Qiandaohu, CHN 10km  DNF
2 2015 Abu Dhabi, UAE 10km 2:07:34.5
3 2014 Qiandaohu, CHN 10km 2:06:14.71