Liu Ou (, born 13 November 1986) is a

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synchronized swimmer. Liu competed in the

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event at the

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where she won a bronze medal. She followed up this success in the women's duet and

events at the

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where she won a bronze (with

Huang Xuechen Huang Xuechen (黄雪辰, Huáng Xuěchén, born 25 February 1990) is a Chinese Olympic synchronised swimmer. Early life Huang was born in Shanghai on 1990. In 1996, she entered Shanghai Peihua School to start training in swimming and in 2000, ...

) and silver medal respectively. After her retirement in 2013, Liu Ou went to the United States to coach the Santa Clara Aquamaids.

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