Yvonne Yip Tsz-wa OLY (also Yip Tsz-wa, Chinese: 葉芷華; pinyin: Yè Zhǐhuá; Jyutping: jip6 zi2waa4; born October 22, 1990) is a Hong Kong swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] Yip qualified for the women's 100 m breaststroke, as Hong Kong's youngest ever swimmer (aged 13), at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She set a new Hong Kong record and posted a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:13.02 from the Asian Age Group Championships in her home venue.[2][3][4] She challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including 15-year-old Alia Atkinson, who later became Jamaica's top swimmer. She edged out Iceland's Íris Edda Heimisdóttir to claim a seventh spot by 0.82 of a second, outside her record time of 1:14.53. Yip failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-ninth overall in the preliminaries.[5][6]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Yvonne Yip Tsz-wa |
| National team |  Hong Kong |
| Born | 22 October 1990 Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 47 kg (104 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | DL Trading Limited |
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yip Tsz-wa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Powell, Jonathan. "Encouraging win for Olympics hopeful". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ Powell, Jonathan. "Perfect timing by schoolgirls". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Women's 100 Breaststroke Prelims: Aussies Hanson and Jones Qualify One-Two". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 July 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
External links
edit- HK Swim Bio (in Chinese)