Zhou Jiawei (born 23 August 1983) is a national-record-holding swimmer from

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. He set the Asian Record in the long-course 50m butterfly (23.43) at the 2009 Chinese Nationals; and set the Chinese Record also in the long-course 100 butterfly (51.24) at the 2009 Chinese National Games. Born in

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, Zhou has swum for China at the: *Asian Games:

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At the 2006 Asian Games, he finished 4th place in the 100 butterfly (53.24). At the 2010 Asian Games, he won both the 50 and 100 butterfly events.Zhou Jiawei of China wins men's 100m butterfly at Guangzhou Asiad
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* * * 1983 births Living people Chinese male butterfly swimmers Swimmers from Guangzhou Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for China Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2006 Asian Games Swimmers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games 20th-century Chinese people 21st-century Chinese people {{PRChina-swimming-bio-stub

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