Caroline Chiu

Caroline Chiu Sin-wing (also Chiu Sin-wing, Chinese: 趙善穎; pinyin: Zhào Shànyǐng; Jyutping: ziu6 sin6wing6; born April 29, 1984) is a Hong Kong former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] She represented the new Hong Kong, China, as a 16-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and was also a member of the territory's squad at the 2002 Asian Games.

Caroline Chiu
Personal information
Full nameCaroline Chiu Sin-wing
National team Hong Kong
Born (1984-04-29) 29 April 1984
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight40 kg (88 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhao.

Chiu competed only in the women's 100 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She achieved a FINA B-cut of 1:13.71 from the Asian Championships in Busan, South Korea.[2][3] She challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including Bolivia's 26-year-old Katerine Moreno and Angola's Nádia Cruz, who competed in her fourth Olympic Games at age 25. She raced to the fifth seed in a time of 1:15.87, just 2.16 seconds below her national record and an entry standard. Chiu failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-sixth overall in the prelims.[4][5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Caroline Chiu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  2. "Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  3. Wong, Jacky (September 2000). "Swimmer gets through to Olympics". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  4. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 258. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  5. "Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM". Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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