Chen Hua
Chinese swimmer (born 1982)
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| Nationality |  China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1982-10-20) October 20, 1982 (age 41) Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chen Hua (born October 20, 1982)[1] is a two-time Olympic swimmer, and former World Record holder, from China. She swam for China at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. She was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.[2]
In December 2001, she set a short course World Record in the 800 freestyle, which stood for two months.[3][4]
She swam for China at the:
- Olympics: 2000 and 2004
- World Championships: 1998
- Asian Games: 1998
- World University Games: 2003
- Short Course Worlds: 1999, 2000 and 2002
References
- ^ Profile of Chen Hua (in Chinese)
- ^ Chen's entry from sports-reference.com; retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ Two World Records and One World Cup Record Bettered by Camillo Cametti, FINA Press Commission. Published by SwimNews on 2001-12-03; retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ (scw-m) Japan's Yamada Breaks World Record for 800m Free Short Course Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine by Hideki Moziuchi; published by Swimming World Magazine on 2002-04-02, retrieved 2012-03-25.
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| Preceded by | World Record Holder Women's 800 Freestyle (25m) December 3, 2001 – February 4, 2002 | Succeeded by Sachiko Yamada |
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World short-course champions in women's 800 m freestyle
- 1993:
Janet Evans (USA) - 1995:
Sarah Hardcastle (GBR) - 1997:
Natasha Bowron (AUS) - 1999:
Chen Hua (CHN) - 2000: Chen Hua (CHN)
- 2002: Chen Hua (CHN)
- 2004:
Sachiko Yamada (JPN) - 2006:
Anastasiya Ivanenko (RUS) - 2008: Rebecca Adlington (GBR)
- 2010:
Erika Villaécija (ESP) - 2012:
Lauren Boyle (NZL) - 2014: Mireia Belmonte (ESP)
- 2016: Leah Smith (USA)
- 2018: Wang Jianjiahe (CHN)
- 2021: Li Bingjie (CHN)
- 2022: Lani Pallister (AUS)
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