Elaine Chan Explained
| Elaine Chan |
| Honorific Suffix: | OLY |
| Fullname: | Elaine Chan Yu-ning |
| Strokes: | Freestyle |
| Birth Date: | 15 March 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Height: | 1.760NaN0 |
| Weight: | 650NaN0 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Elaine Chan should not be confused with Elaine Chen.
Elaine Chan Yu-ning (; born March 15, 1988) is a two-time Olympic swimmer from Hong Kong, specialized in freestyle events.[1] At age sixteen, Chan first competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she finished forty-seventh in the women's 50 m freestyle, with a time of 27.48 seconds.[2] [3] Following her remarkable performance at the Olympics, Chan granted a full scholarship to the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, where she trained with the college swimming team for 18 months.[4] [5] In 2007, Chan returned to Hong Kong to pursue her education with a bachelor's degree in economics and finance at the University of Hong Kong, while she trained with the national team in preparation for the Olympics.[5] She qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed for the second time in women's 50 m freestyle. She swam in the seventh heat of the competition, with a time of 26.54 seconds, bettering her personal best from the previous Olympics, but finishing only in forty-fourth place.[6]
External links
Notes and References
- Chan Elaine. https://web.archive.org/web/20170704145424/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/chan-elaine-1.html. dead. 4 July 2017. 21 November 2012.
- Web site: Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 6. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
- News: Thomas . Stephen . Women's 50 Freestyle, Prelims Day 7: Inky Sizzles in World Best 24.66, Joyce Next in PR 25.06, Jenny Thompson Makes It Too . . 20 August 2004 . 19 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120204111631/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7915.asp . 4 February 2012 .
- News: Schrader, Katie . Swimmers to host meets . https://archive.today/20130204025338/http://www.thelantern.com/2.1351/swimmers-to-host-meets-1.83096%23.UK1wkYezmZ8 . dead . 4 February 2013 . The Lantern . 13 January 2006 . 21 November 2012 .
- Web site: Our Olympic contender . Contact . Faculty of Business and Economics – University of Hong Kong . 6 . 21 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130514203503/http://www.fbe.hku.hk/News/Newsletter/doc/200809.pdf . 14 May 2013 .
- Web site: Swimming: Women's 50m Freestyle – Heat 7 . . . 21 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821062506/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWW010900/index.html . 21 August 2012 .
