Lin Li (; born May 4, 1970) is an Olympic champion and former

World Record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organization ...

holding

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

from

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. She swam for China at the: *Olympics:

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*World Championships: 1991 *Asian Games: 1990, 1994 *Pan Pacific Championships: 1989, 1991 At the

1992 Olympics 1992 Olympics may refer to: *1992 Summer Olympics, which were held in Barcelona, Spain *1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 ...

, she set a

in winning the women's 200 IM in 2:11.65, as well as also garnering silver medals in 200m

breaststroke Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be s ...

and 400m IM."1992 Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Swimming"
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on June 19, 2008) As of 2018, she currently coaches at Saratoga Star Aquatics-Live in Saratoga, California and has adjusted her last name from "Lin" to "Lynn". About Lynn Li page
from the Peak Swimming website (www.peakswim.com); retrieved 2013-06-19.

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* 1970 births Living people Chinese female backstroke swimmers Swimmers from Jiangsu Chinese female medley swimmers Olympic gold medalists for China Olympic swimmers of China Sportspeople from Nantong Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics World record setters in swimming Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Chinese female breaststroke swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1990 Asian Games Swimmers at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic silver medalists for China Olympic gold medalists in swimming Olympic silver medalists in swimming Universiade medalists in swimming Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games {{PRChina-swimming-bio-stub Nanjing Sport Institute alumni Universiade gold medalists for China Universiade silver medalists for China Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade