Siri Arun Budcharern

Siri Arun Budcharern
Personal information
Full name Siri Arun Budcharern
Nationality  Laos
Born (2002-01-12) January 12, 2002
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle

Siri Arun Budcharern (born 12 January 2002) is a swimmer from Laos. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Women's 50 m freestyle and finished 76th with a time of 32.55 seconds. She did not advance to the semifinals, which required a top 16 finish in the heats.[1]

Leading up to the Games, Budcharern trained in a 25 m public pool in Vientane, half the length of an Olympic-sized venue. She had to share the pool with children taking swimming lessons and splashing, and the pool deck was often covered in beer bottles from previous parties.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Rio 2016 profile - Siri Arun Budcharern
  2. ↑ Channel NewsAsia - Kids, beer bottles and a public pool: How Laos teen swimmer trains for Rio
  3. ↑ Yahoo News - Kids, beer bottles and a public pool - how Laos swimmer, 14, trains for Rio


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