Portrait of Yi Chen

Yi Chen

4x50m Freestyle Relay
China flagChina
Biography
Started: She first tried the sport in 2008. She began training seriously in 2013 in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. (Athlete, 30 Oct 2023, 03 Dec 2017; zjsports.gov.cn, 01 Sep 2019) Reason: Her father encouraged her to start swimming because he thought it would be a useful skill for her. (Athlete, 30 Oct 2023; nh.cnnb.com.cn, 18 Apr 2014) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (Ningbo Daily Weibo, 28 Oct 2023; finance.sina.cn, 24 Oct 2023) Awards: In 2016 she was presented with a Merit Citation Class One by the Zhejiang provincial government in the People's Republic of China. The honour was in recognition of her performance at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (cq.people.com.cn, 29 Sep 2016)
Personal Details
GenderFemale
Birth DateFebruary 10, 2001
Place of ResidenceNINGBO
OccupationAthlete, Postal Worker
EducationBeijing Sport University, China
Languages SpokenMandarin
CoachFeng Jie [club, national], CHN; Huang Yan [club, national], CHN
Highlights
RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
14x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
2100m Butterfly - S102016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1:06.92
34x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA4:24.22
350m Freestyle - S102016Rio de Janeiro, BRA28.21
4100m Freestyle - S102016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1:01.76
44x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA4:53.57
5200m Individual Medley - SM102016Rio de Janeiro, BRA2:33.06
World Championships
1200m Individual Medley - SM102017Mexico City, MEX2:38.19
150m Freestyle - S102017Mexico City, MEX28.43
2100m Freestyle - S102017Mexico City, MEX1:02.61
4100m Butterfly - S102019London, GBR1:07.80
44x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points2019London, GBR4:31.12
450m Freestyle - S102019London, GBR28.31
64x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points2019London, GBR5:15.83
8100m Freestyle - S102019London, GBR1:05.57
DSQ100m Butterfly - S102017Mexico City, MEXDSQ
Asian Para Games
1100m Backstroke - S102022Hangzhou, CHN1:10.73
1100m Butterfly - S102022Hangzhou, CHN1:10.04
1100m Freestyle - S102022Hangzhou, CHN1:02.94
150m Freestyle - S102022Hangzhou, CHN27.76
2100m Breaststroke - SB92022Hangzhou, CHN1:23.65
2200m Individual Medley - SM102022Hangzhou, CHN2:42.55