Chen Yan (swimmer, born 1981)
Chinese swimmer
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Chen Yan (simplified Chinese: 陈妍; traditional Chinese: 陳妍; pinyin: Chén Yán; born March 27, 1981, in Dalian, Liaoning) is a retired Chinese swimmer. She won Gold medal at 4×200m freestyle at 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships. Later that year at Chinese National Games, she broke world record at 400m individual medley.[1] She then won 400m individual medley and 400m freestyle at 1998 Perth World Aquatics Championships. She participated in 1996 and 2000 two Olympic Games but did not medal.[2] Not to be confused with Chen Yan (swimmer, born 1979), she has never tested positive in any drug test.
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| Full name | Chen Yan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 27, 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Individual medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She started college in China and transferred to UH Manoa in 2002 as a sophomore. She earned her BS in 3 years, and swam on an Athlete Full Scholarship. She has recently completed a master's degree at UH and has been working in recreation management. She was the head coach for Punahou Aquatics in Honolulu, HI.[3] She resigned on May 20, 2016, and is now a real-estate broker for Aloha Properties.[4]
Personal Bests
In long course
- 400m medley: 4:34.79 World Record (October 13, 1997)
- 400m freestyle: 4:05.00 Asian Record (October 17, 1997)
- 800m freestyle: 8:27.94 Asian Record (October 20, 1997)
