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Liu Xiang

Liu in Kazan 2015
Personal information
Full name	刘湘 (2003－) 刘嘉欣 (1996－2003, birthname)
National team	China
Born	(1996-09-01) September 1, 1996 (age 28) Guangzhou, Guangdong
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, Freestyle
College team	South China Normal University
Medal record Women's swimming Representing China World Championships (LC) 2015 Kazan 50 m backstroke Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang 50 m backstroke 2018 Jakarta-Palembang 50 m freestyle

Liu Xiang (Chinese: 刘湘; pinyin: Liú Xiāng, born 1 September 1996) is a Chinese competitive swimmer.

Early life

Born Liu Jiaxin in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, she is the only daughter to her parents. Both of her parents were basketball players, but she chose swimming.

Liu is an alumnus of South China Normal University.

Swimming

At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, Liu won the bronze medal in the 50-meter backstroke behind teammate Fu Yuanhui at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia. She also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

In the 2018 Asian Games Liu broke the 27-second barrier in the women's 50m backstroke as she set a world record and took the gold medal.

Personal bests

As of July 30, 2021

Long course (50-meter pool)

Short course (25-meter pool)

Key: NR = National Record, AS = Asian Record, WR = World Record

References

1. "Start List Women's 50 Meter Backstroke Final". Omega Timing. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
2. "华师"游泳女神"出征里约奥运会 美照来袭". 南方网. 2016-07-21. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
3. "Chinese national swimming championships results". English.news.cn. September 10, 2015. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20160825005623/
5. "LIU Xiang - Olympic Swimming | China". Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
6. 专访刘湘：原本不叫此名 听女神说她眼中的宁泽涛 Retrieved 17 December 2016
7. 刘湘：险些误入篮球之路的泳坛女神 Retrieved 17 December 2016
8. "W50 Back: Fu Yuanhui Sets World Textile Best 27.11 To Pip Medeiros & Teammate Liu". SwimVortex. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
9. 中国泳坛第一美女为坚持训练脸颊晒到红肿脱皮 Retrieved 17 December 2016
10. "Liu breaks nine-year world record to win 50m backstroke". China Daily/Sports/Swimming. 2018-08-21. Retrieved 27 Aug 2018.
11. "FINA personal best results".
12. "18th Asian Games, Women's 50m backstroke". Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-21.

Records
Preceded by Zhao Jing	World record holder Women's 50 m backstroke (long course) 21 August 2018 – 20 October 2023	Succeeded by Kaylee McKeown

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