Zhou Yilin (; born 18 September 1992) is a Chinese 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 ...

who specializes in sprint freestyle and butterfly events.

Career

At the

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...

Incheon, South Korea Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...

, Zhou was part of the Chinese team which won gold in the women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. Zhou competed in the heats, where she swam her leg in 56.29 seconds. 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 ...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

, Zhou is competing in the women's 200 metre butterfly. She won the first semifinal with a time of 2:06.52 to qualify for Wednesday's final.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhou, Yilin 1992 births Living people Chinese female freestyle swimmers Chinese female butterfly swimmers Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for China Swimmers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in swimming Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Summer World University Games medalists in swimming FISU World University Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade 21st-century Chinese women