Elaine Chan (swimmer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Elaine CHAN Yu Ning |
| Born | March 15, 1988 |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Elaine Chan Yu Ning (Chinese: 陳宇寧; Jyutping: can4 jyu5 ning4; born March 15, 1988) is a two-time Olympic swimmer from Hong Kong, specialized in freestyle events.[1] At age sixteen, Chan first competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she finished forty-seventh in the women's 50 m freestyle, with a time of 27.48 seconds. Following her remarkable performance at the Olympics, Chan granted a full scholarship to the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, where she trained with the college swimming team for 18 months.[2][3] In 2007, Chan returned to Hong Kong to pursue her education with a bachelor's degree in economics and finance at the University of Hong Kong, while she trained with the national team in preparation for the Olympics.[3] She qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed for the second time in women's 50 m freestyle. She swam in the seventh heat of the competition, with a time of 26.54 seconds, bettering her personal best from the previous Olympics, but finishing only in forty-fourth place.[4]
References
- ↑ "Chan Elaine". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ↑ Schrader, Katie (13 January 2006). "Swimmers to host meets". The Lantern. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Our Olympic contender" (PDF). Contact. Faculty of Business and Economics – University of Hong Kong. p. 6. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ↑ "Women's 50m Freestyle – Heat 7". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 21 November 2012.