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At the 2013 World Aquatics Championship in Barcelona, Fu placed second in the 50 metre backstroke, losing to her teammate Zhao Jing with a time of 27.39s.
Fu Yuanhui, left on top step, victory ceremony 4 × 100 m medley relay (2015)
She won the 50 metre backstroke at the World Aquatics Championship in 2015 and helped China win the 4x100 metre medley. In the interview, Fu complained her swimsuit was too tight.[7]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics inRio, Fu gained popularity and became a swimming icon nationwide.[8]
Fu won a bronze medal in the100-meter backstroke by tying for third place with Canadian swimmerKylie Masse. She finished in anational record time of 58.76. Throughout the Olympics, her cheerful interviews and goofy demeanor made her very popular.[9][10] Mark Dreyer, a Beijing-based sports writer, noted that Fu exemplified "a positive trend in Chinese sports whereby athletics was undergoing a transition away from "manufactured Olympic champions" from the state-run sports system who were effective at bringing home medals but had cardboard personalities and inspired little devotion among fans'.[11] Her series of facial expressions spread widely in the Internet, and her sayings such as "I've already spent my supernatural energy!" (我已使出了洪荒之力！) became very popular catchwords.[12][13]
A few days later, after her lackluster performance in the4×100-meter medley relay where the team placed fourth, she told an interviewer that she was on herperiod; many commended her decision to speak about this, menstruation being considered ataboo topic in sports.[14][15]
At the2016 Asian Swimming Championships in Tokyo, Fu won gold medals for the first time. She won two gold medals in the 50 m and 100 m backstroke and a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay.[16] Fu was very happy to show her medals on her Weibo.[17]
Since 2016, Fu has been one of the most popular athletes in China. She takes part in some TV talk shows and charity activities. Fu also makes friends with many other swimmers such asSun Yang andYe Shiwen.[18][19][20] She was a guest of the 2017CCTV New Year's Gala.[21]
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