Siri Arun Budcharern (born 12 January 2002) is a freestyle swimmer from

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

. She competed at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

in the Women's 50 m freestyle and finished 76th with a time of 32.55 seconds. She did not advance to the semifinals, which required a top 16 finish in the heats. Leading up to the Games, Budcharern trained in a 25 m public pool in Vientiane, half the length of an Olympic-sized venue. She had to share the pool with children taking swimming lessons while the pool deck was often covered with beer bottles from parties.Yahoo News - Kids, beer bottles and a public pool - how Laos swimmer, 14, trains for Rio
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* Olympic swimmers for Laos Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics 2002 births Living people People from Vientiane Swimmers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Laos Laotian female freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{Laos-swimming-bio-stub