Chen Hua

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]

CHEN Hua
Personal information
Nationality China
Born (1982-10-20) October 20, 1982
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

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

  1. Profile of Chen Hua (in Chinese)
  2. Chen's entry from sports-reference.com; retrieved 2012-03-25.
  3. 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.
  4. (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.
Records
Preceded by
Astrid Strauss
World Record Holder
Women's 800 Freestyle (25m)

December 3, 2001 February 4, 2002
Succeeded by
Sachiko Yamada
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