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1994 Hiroshima | 200 m freestyle |
World Championships (LC) | ||
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1994 Rome | 4×100 m freestyle |
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1994 Rome | 4×200 m freestyle |
Le Ying (simplified Chinese: 乐滢; traditional Chinese: 樂滢; pinyin: Lè Yīń) is a retired Chinese swimmer, who specialized in sprint and middle-distance freestyle events. At the 1994 FINA World ChampionshipsinRome, Italy, Le, along with her teammates Shan Ying, Lü Bin, and Le Jingyi, powered past the entire field to capture the 4×100 m freestyle relay title and demolished a new world record of 3:37.91, slicing 1.55 seconds off the standard set by the U.S. team of Nicole Haislett, Angel Martino, Jenny Thompson, and Dara Torres from the 1992 Summer OlympicsinBarcelona.[1][2][3] The following month, at the Asian GamesinHiroshima, Japan, Le edged out Japan's Eri Yamanoi on the final lap to overhaul a two-minute barrier and claim a gold medal in the 200 m freestyle with a sterling time of 1:59.77.
Asian Games champions in women's 200 m freestyle
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