Siow Yi Ting (born 11 December 1985 in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia) was an Olympic and national record holding

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swimmer from Malaysia. She swam for Malaysia at the

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and

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. She did not swam at the 2012 Olympics, and retired in 2013. She attended university and swam for the

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for two years, and then the

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(2008-2010),Arkansas (Women's) Swimming & Diving 2009-10
from the website of the University of Arkansas Athletic Department (arkansasrazorbacks.com); retrieved 24 February 2012. both in the USA. She was awarded the Malaysian Olympians of the Year in 2008.

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1984 births Living people Malaysian people of Chinese descent Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Malaysian female breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Malaysia Arkansas Razorbacks women's swimmers Wisconsin Badgers women's swimmers Swimmers at the 2002 Asian Games Swimmers at the 2006 Asian Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Malaysia Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games SEA Games medalists in swimming SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Competitors at the 2001 SEA Games Asian Games competitors for Malaysia Sportspeople from Negeri Sembilan {{Malaysia-swimming-bio-stub