Zhao Jing (swimmer)

Not to be confused with Zhao Jin (swimmer).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhao.

Zhao Jing

Personal information
Full name	Zhao Jing
National team	China
Born	(1990-12-31) December 31, 1990 (age 33) Wuhan, Hubei
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, medley
Club	Zhejiang
Medal record Women's swimming Representing China Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 4×100 m medley World Championships (LC) 2009 Rome 50 m backstroke 2009 Rome 4×100 m medley 2011 Shanghai 100 m backstroke 2013 Barcelona 50 m backstroke 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley World Championships (SC) 2010 Dubai 4×100 m medley 2010 Dubai 50 m backstroke 2012 Istanbul 50 m backstroke 2010 Dubai 100 m backstroke 2012 Istanbul 100 m medley

Zhao Jing (simplified Chinese: 赵菁; traditional Chinese: 趙菁; pinyin: Zhào Jīng; born December 31, 1990) is a Chinese former^[1] competitive swimmer, backstroke specialist, and world record-holder. Zhao swam at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the women's 4x100-meter medley relay in 2008. She has also won gold medals as a member of Chinese teams at the 2009, 2011 and 2013 World Aquatics Championships, and the 2010 short course world championships. She also won individual world titles in the 50-meter backstroke in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013, and the 100-meter backstroke in 2011.

Records

• 2006 Asian Championships – 28.50, 50 m back (AR)
• 2008 National Champions Tournament & Olympic Selective Trials – 59.81, 100 m back (AR)
• 2009 FINA World Championships – 3.52.19, 4×100 m medley relay
• 2009 FINA World Cup Stockholm – 26.08 50 m backstroke short course world record

See also

• World record progression 50 metres backstroke

References

1. Anderson, Jared (September 10, 2014). "China names 61-swimmer Asian Games team – Sun Yang's back and he's got company". Swimswam. Retrieved December 16, 2015.

• [1] Archived 2011-08-25 at the Wayback Machine

Records
Preceded by Anastasia Zuyeva	World record holder Women's 50 m backstroke (long course) 30 July 2009 – 21 August 2018	Succeeded by Liu Xiang
Preceded by Marieke Guehrer	World record holder Women's 50 m backstroke (short course) 10 November – 12 December 2009	Succeeded by Sanja Jovanović