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 1⁄2 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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