Camille Cheng Lily-mei (Chinese: 鄭莉梅; born 9 May 1993) is a Hong Kong competitive swimmer.
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| Full name | Camille Cheng Lily-mei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 May 1993 Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of California, Berkeley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄭莉梅 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑莉梅 | ||||||||||
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She qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and was selected to represent Hong Kong in the women's 50 metre freestyle, 100 metre freestyle, 200 metre freestyle, and 4x100 metre medley relay.[1]
Early life, education and career edit
Born on 9 May 1993 in Hong Kong to a Taiwanese father Cheng Wong-ping and French mother Catherine. She speaks French, English and Mandarin.[2] She went to French International School until the age of nine, when her family moved to Beijing for her father's engineering job.[3] She attended the International School of Beijing.[2]
She swam for the University of California, Berkeley, team under Olympic coach Teri McKeever and alongside the already Olympian medalist Sara Isaković. She became joint captain in her final year before graduating university with a degree in Psychology. Cheng took Bronze at the Asian Games in 2014. In December 2015, Cheng made an Olympic A time (which guarantees a place) at the United States National Championships in 200 metre freestyle. She became one of three Hong Kong women to have ever made an A time.[3]
Competition Rankings edit
| Year | Competition | Location | Ranking | Race |
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| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan | 8th | 4 × 200 m freestyle |
| 2014 | Asians Games | Incheon | 7th [4] | 200 m freestyle |
| 6th | 100 m freestyle | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 200 m freestyle | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m freestyle | |||
| Pan Pacific Championships | Gold Coast | 8th | 100 m freestyle | |
| 7th | 4 × 100 m freestyle | |||
| 6th | 4 × 200 m freestyle | |||
| 6th | 4 × 100 m 4 strokes | |||
| 2015 | World Championships | Kazan | 32nd | 100 m freestyle |
| 2016 | Summer Olympics[5] | Rio de Janeiro | 44th | 50 m freestyle |
| 24th | 100 m freestyle | |||
| 29th | 200 m freestyle | |||
| 2018 | Asian Games[6] | Jakarta | 5th | 100 m freestyle |
| 6th | 200 m freestyle | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m freestyle | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 200 m freestyle | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m women's 4 strokes | |||
| 2019 | World Championships[7] | Gwangju | 10th | 4 × 100 m freestyle |
| 11th | 4 × 200 m freestyle |
Personal bests edit
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References edit
- ^ "Camille Cheng". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Camille Cheng." Swim Swam. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ^ a b "Road to Rio: How Hong Kong swim star Camille Cheng went from Olympic spectator to competitor." James Porteous. South China Morning Post. Alibaba. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ^ "Camille Cheng - Women's Swimming & Diving". University of California Golden Bears Athletics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Camille Cheng - Results". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Careem, Nazvi (19 August 2018). "Asian Games: Hong Kong swimmers win bronze in women's 4x100m freestyle relay". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Yen, Ruey. "Cal Bears at 2019 FINA World Championships update: 5 relay, 1 team, and 1 individual medals". California Golden Blogs. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Swimrankings - CHENG, Camille Lily Mei". Swim Rankings. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
External links edit
- CHENG Camille Lily Mei at World Aquatics
- CHENG Camille Lily Mei at SwimRankings.net
- CHENG Camille Lily Mei at Olympics.com
- CHENG Camille Lily Mei at Olympedia
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