Chen Xinyi

Chen Xinyi
Personal information
Full name Chen Xinyi
陈欣怡
Nationality China China
Born (1998-01-02) January 2, 1998
Shanghai, China
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Weight 132 lb (60 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes freestyle, butterfly, individual medley
Club Shanghai
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.

Chen Xinyi (born January 2, 1998) is a Chinese competitive swimmer, swimming freestyle, butterfly and individual medley.

Career

At the 2014 Asian Games, she won gold medals in the 50 metre freestyle,[1] 100 metre butterfly [2] and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.

Failed doping test

While swimming for the Chinese national team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Xinyi tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide, a banned substance.[3][4][5] Following this, she was suspended from competition in the 2016 Summer Olympics by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[6]

Personal bests (long course)

As of September 30, 2014
Event Time Meet Date Note(s)
50 m freestyle 24.53 2016 National Championship Games of China April 10, 2016
100 m freestyle 53.84 2013 National Games of China September 9, 2013
100 m butterfly 56.61 2014 Asian Games September 23, 2014
200 m individual medley 2.09.55 2013 National Games of China September 7, 2013
400 m individual medley 4.39.54 2013 World Aquatics Championships August 4, 2013

References

  1. "Women's 50m Freestyle Results". Incheon 2014 Asian Games. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  2. "Women's 100m Butterfly Results". Incheon 2014 Asian Games. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  3. Lutton, Phil; Wen, Phillip; Barrett, Chris. "Rio 2016: China confirms athlete Chen Xinyi failed doping test". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. "Crisis for China as swimmer Chen Xinyi fails drugs test at Rio Olympics". South China MOrning Post. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  5. "Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi tests positive for a banned substance: Xinhua". Reuters. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  6. Rogers, Martin. "3 Olympians, including Chinese swimmer, booted from Rio Games for doping". USA Today. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

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