Marylyn Chiang Explained

Marylyn Chiang
Fullname:	Marylyn Chiang
Strokes:	Backstroke
Collegeteam:	University of California, Berkeley

Marylyn Chiang (born 1977)^[1] is a Canadian former swimmer who won two silver medals at the 2000 FINA Short Course World Championships in Athens, Greece.^[2] She has held Commonwealth, US Open, NCAA and Canadian records in backstroke and butterfly, including the Canadian 100m backstroke record for 9 years. In her collegiate career, she led a resurgence in University of California, Berkeley's swimming program, when she won the first NCAA title for the school in the sport in eleven years.^[3] In so doing, she set an NCAA record. Further, won the first of five consecutive Pacific-10 Conference female swimmer of the year honors for the Golden Bears in 1999.^[4] Haley Cope would win in 2000, and Natalie Coughlin three times in a row, from 2001 to 2003.^[5] In 2009, Marylyn was inducted in Cal Berkeley's Sports Hall of Fame.^[6]

External links

• University of California, Berkeley Year book entry

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swimming Times- Results for Marylyn Chiang. 31 December 2009.
2. Web site: Swimming- Marylyn Chiang (Canada). 31 December 2009.
3. Web site: Cal's Marylyn Chiang Captures NCAA Swim Title in 100 back. 31 December 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20120307122557/http://www.calbears.com/sports/w-swim/spec-rel/032099aaa.html. 7 March 2012. dead.
4. Web site: UC Berkeley's Natalie Coughlin, Destined to Swim. 31 December 2009.
5. Web site: Cal Aquatics- Where are They Now?. 31 December 2009.
6. Web site: Cal Athletic Hall of Fame Class Inducted Friday Night. 6 November 2009. Cal Athletics Official Site. 15 February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120307122722/http://www.calbears.com/genrel/052909aac.html. 7 March 2012. dead.