Zhou Yilin

Zhou Yilin (Chinese: 周義霖; pinyin: Zhōu Yī lín; born 18 September 1992) is a Chinese competitive swimmer who specializes in sprint freestyle and butterfly events.[1]

Zhou Yilin
Personal information
Full nameZhou Yilin
National team China
Born (1992-09-18) 18 September 1992
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing China
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon 4×100 m freestyle
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhou.

Career

At the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, Zhou was part of the Chinese team which won gold in the women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. Zhou competed in the heats, where she swam her leg in 56.29 seconds.[2]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Zhou is competing in the women's 200 metre butterfly. She won the first semifinal with a time of 2:06.52 to qualify for Wednesday's final.[3]

References
  1. "Olympic Profile". Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. "Japanese Men Turn In Fabulous Night of Swimming at Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. "Australia's Grove leads way into 200 butterfly final, two Americans advance". Retrieved 10 August 2016.

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