Zhao Jing (; born December 31, 1990) is a Chinese former competitive

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 ...

, backstroke specialist, and world record-holder. Zhao swam at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

and

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, winning a bronze medal in the women's 4x100-meter medley relay in 2008. She has also won gold medals as a member of Chinese teams at the 2009, 2011 and 2013 World Aquatics Championships, and the 2010 short course world championships. She also won individual world titles in the 50-meter backstroke in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013, and the 100-meter backstroke in 2011.

Records

*2006 Asian Championships – 28.50, 50 m back (AR) *2008 National Champions Tournament & Olympic Selective Trials – 59.81, 100 m back (AR) *2009 FINA World Championships – 3.52.19, 4×100 m medley relay *2009 FINA World Cup Stockholm – 26.08 50 m backstroke short course world record

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1990 births Living people Chinese female backstroke swimmers Chinese female medley swimmers Swimmers from Wuhan Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic swimmers of China Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics World record setters in swimming Olympic bronze medalists in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2006 Asian Games Swimmers at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-swimming-bio-stub

Records

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