Liu Xiang (swimmer)

Liu Xiang
	Liu in Kazan 2015
Personal information
Full name	刘湘; (2003－); 刘嘉欣; (1996－2003, birthname)
National team	China
Born	September 1, 1996[1][2]; Guangzhou, Guangdong[3]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [4][5]
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, Freestyle
College team	South China Normal University
Women's swimming
Representing China
World Championships (LC)
Asian Games

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.[6][7]

Liu is an alumnus of South China Normal University.

Swimming

Liu Xiang (in pink) and teammate Fu Yuanhui celebrating at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan.

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.[8][9] 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. [10]

Personal bests (long course)

Event	Time	Meet	Date	Note(s)
50m backstroke	26.98[11]	2018 Asian Games	21 August 2018	NR AS WR

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

References

"Start List Women's 50 Meter Backstroke Final". Omega Timing. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
"华师"游泳女神"出征里约奥运会美照来袭". 南方网. 2016-07-21.
"Chinese national swimming championships results". English.news.cn. September 10, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
https://web.archive.org/web/20160825005623/
https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/xiang-liu
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
刘湘：险些误入篮球之路的泳坛女神 Retrieved 17 December 2016
"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.
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
"Liu breaks nine-year world record to win 50m backstroke". China Daily/Sports/Swimming. 2018-08-21. Retrieved 27 Aug 2018.
"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 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[1] "Start List Women's 50 Meter Backstroke Final". Omega Timing. Retrieved 2015-08-22.

[bornref-2] "华师"游泳女神"出征里约奥运会美照来袭". 南方网. 2016-07-21.

[3] "Chinese national swimming championships results". English.news.cn. September 10, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.

[4] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20160825005623/

[5] ttps://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/xiang-liu

[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] "18th Asian Games, Women's 50m backstroke". Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-21.