YE Shiwen

People's Republic of China
Swimming
1 Mar 1996
27
Female
1.72/5'8''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SWM Swimming Women's 200m Breaststroke 1 Gold Medal
Women's 200m Individual Medley 2 Silver Medal

Records

Record Event Mark Date Location
AR Women's 400m Individual Medley 4:28.43 28 July, 2012 London (GBR)
AR Women's 200m Individual Medley 2:07.57 31 July, 2012 London (GBR)
GR Women's 400m Individual Medley 4:32.97 23 September, 2014 Incheon (KOR)

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Followed by 		Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Women's 200m Individual Medley - Heat 3
Finished
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Women's 200m Individual Medley Final
Finished
Followed by 		Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Women's 200m Breaststroke - Heat 3
Finished
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Women's 200m Breaststroke Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Asian Games
1Women's 200m Individual Medley2014Incheon, KOR2:08.94
1Women's 400m Individual Medley2014Incheon, KOR4:32.97
1Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2014Incheon, KOR3:37.25
1Women's 200m Individual Medley2010Guangzhou, CHN2:09.37
1Women's 400m Individual Medley2010Guangzhou, CHN4:33.79
Olympic Games
1Women's 200m Individual Medley2012London, GBR2:07.57
1Women's 400m Individual Medley2012London, GBR4:28.43
6Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2012London, GBR7:53.11
8Women's 200m Individual Medley2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA2:13.56
HeatsWomen's 400m Individual Medley2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA4:45.86
World Championships
1Women's 200m Individual Medley2011Shanghai, CHN2:08.90
2Women's 200m Individual Medley2019Gwangju, KOR2:08.60
2Women's 400m Individual Medley2019Gwangju, KOR4:32.07
4Women's 200m Breaststroke2019Gwangju, KOR2:23.15
4Women's 200m Individual Medley2013Barcelona, ESP2:10.48
4Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2013Barcelona, ESP7:49.79
5Women's 400m Individual Medley2011Shanghai, CHN4:35.15
7Women's 400m Individual Medley2013Barcelona, ESP4:38.51
8Women's 200m Individual Medley2023Fukuoka, JPN2:14.27
8Women's 200m Individual Medley2015Kazan, RUS2:14.01
SemifinalWomen's 200m Breaststroke2023Fukuoka, JPN2:24.76
SemifinalWomen's 200m Individual Medley2017Budapest, HUN2:13.01
HeatsWomen's 400m Individual Medley2017Budapest, HUN4:43.40
HeatsWomen's 400m Individual Medley2015Kazan, RUS4:42.96
East Asian Games
1Women's 200m Individual Medley2013Tianjin, CHN2:11.49
World Championships Short Course
4Women's 200m Individual Medley2018Hangzhou, CHN2:05.79
6Women's 200m Breaststroke2018Hangzhou, CHN2:19.52
SemifinalWomen's 100m Individual Medley2018Hangzhou, CHN58.94
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Xiao Ye Zi [Little Leaf]. (uschinapress, 21 Mar 2023)
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Athlete
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Law - Tsinghua University, Beijing, CHN
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Mandarin
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Zhejiang Province [People's Republic of China]
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Wei Wei, CHN
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She began swimming at age six at a sports school in the People's Republic of China. (sports, 16 Nov 2017)
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Her kindergarten teacher suggested she try the sport. (sports, 16 Nov 2017)
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To compete at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (xhby, 16 May 2023; uschinapress, 21 Mar 2023)
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US swimmer Michael Phelps, Chinese swimmer Luo Xuejuan. (sports, 22 Oct 2013; we, 01 Aug 2012)
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"Success comes from hard work." (news, 17 Feb 2010)
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In 2015 she was named Female Athlete of the Year at the Zhejiang Province Top 10 Athletes Awards in the People's Republic of China. (sports, 03 Apr 2015)

She was named Best Female Athlete at the 2012 China Central Television [CCTV] Sports Personality of the Year Awards. (sports, 19 Jan 2013)

She was presented with the Pacific Rim Female Swimmer of the Year award by the US magazine Swimming World in both 2011 and 2012. (swimmingworldmagazine, 05 Dec 2012)

Additional Information

General
CHANGED MINDSET
After winning two gold medals at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, she struggled with the pressure of winning. She took a break from the pool in 2017 after recording disappointing results at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, before returning to swimming in late 2018. "After becoming an Olympic champion, I didn't know what my next goal would be. I thought that because I had won at the Olympic Games, I had to win every competition. The result was that the more I wanted to win, the more I was afraid of losing. In the end, I was afraid of competitions. Now, I realise I have won pretty much everything I could win, so I don't need to prove anything. I also lost everything I could lose, so it can't get much worse. I will only treat competitions as a place for achieving dreams, to enjoy competitions, rather than worrying about winning or losing." (zjnews, 14 Aug 2019; sports, 27 Jul 2019; sports, 06 Nov 2018)

Legend
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Gold Medal
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Silver Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
AR:
Asian Record
GR:
Asian Games Record