Zhang Ying is a Chinese

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 ...

. She won the silver medal at the Women's 100 metre backstroke S7 event at the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

with 1:23.34. She was fourth placed at the same event at the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

with an Asian record of 1:25.63.

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Living people Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for China Paralympic swimmers of China Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics S7-classified Paralympic swimmers Chinese female backstroke swimmers Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in swimming 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-swimming-bio-stub