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| National team |  China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-06-09)9 June 1997 (age 27) Liyang, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Jiangsu Swimming Team[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shen Duo (Chinese:沈铎;pinyin:Shēn Duō; born 9 June 1997) is a Chinese competitiveswimmer who specializes in sprint freestyle events.[1] Considered one of the most promising swimmers in the international scene, she currently holds three world junior records each in the 100 m freestyle, the 400 m medley relay, and the mixed 400 m freestyle relay, and also pocketed a total of nine gold medals to her career hardware in two major meets at the peak of 2014 season.[2]
As a 13 year old, Shen was promoted to the Jiangsu Provincial Swim Team by then Head CoachRon Turner, who developed her into one of China's top youth swimmers. When China hosted the2014 Summer Youth Olympics in her home cityNanjing, Shen won five gold medals and broke three world junior records in swimming. Shen helped the Chinese foursome scorch the final field of swimmers with two astonishing world junior records each in themixed 4×100 m freestyle (3:27.02) and in thegirls' 4×100 m medley (4:03.58).[3][4] Two days later, she continued to smash another world record with a time of 53.84 in the100 m freestyle, vaulting her up to thirteenth in the world rankings.[5][6] On August 20, Shen picked up her fourth gold of the meet in the200 m freestyle, finishing a personal best in 1:56.12.[7] In thegirls' 4×100 m freestyle relay, Shen demolished the field with a phenomenal 53.59 split to run away with another relay victory for her host nation's foursome in 3:41.19.[8][9]
One month later, at the2014 Asian Games inIncheon, South Korea, Shen added four more golds to her career tally in her respective events, most notably in both freestyle relay and sprint. On the first day of the competition, Shen posted a 53.58 split on the second leg to put the Chinese squad ahead to a marvelous victory in the women's 4×100 m freestyle relay, with a time of 3:37.25.[10] In the women's 100 m freestyle, Shen held off her hard-charging teammate and 2012 Olympic bronze medalistTang Yi by 0.08 of a second to take the gold medal in 54.37.[11] Shen continued to dominate the medal tally on her third night, as she threw down an anchor-leg split in 2:00.60 to deliver the Chinese foursome another relay victory in 7:55.17.[12][13] In the women's 200 m freestyle, Shen pulled ahead from the rest of the field to pick up her fourth straight gold of the meet in 1:57.66.[14][15]
For her outstanding successes at theSummer Youth Olympics and a six-gold medal streak in swimming, Shen has been nominated for the Breakthrough of the Year Award in the upcoming 2015Laureus World Sports Awards inShanghai.[16]
At the2015 FINA World Championships inKazan, Russia, Shen helped the Chinese squad secured a bronze medal in the4×200 m freestyle with a combined time of 7:49.10, and then pulled off a lead on the freestyle anchor leg (53.00) to deliver the solid foursome ofFu Yuanhui, Shi Jinglin, andLu Ying a blazing fast finish in 3:54.41 to claim the gold in the4×100 m medley relay, just over two seconds away of the current meet record set by her team in 2009.[17]
| Event | Time | Meet | Date | Note(s) |
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| 100 m freestyle | 53.84 | 2014 Summer Youth Olympics | August 18, 2014 | |
| 200 m freestyle | 1.56.12 | 2014 Summer Youth Olympics | August 20, 2014 |
2018 Asian Games - TheKorean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) has officially requested theOlympic Council of Asia (OCA) for an investigation, claiming that Shen Duo had assaulted a Korean swimmer on the 23rd of August.[18] According to KSOC's claims,Kim Hye-jin had been swimming in front of Shen Duo when she unintentionally kicked Shen Duo in the chest. Kim had immediately apologized, but Shen Duo followed Kim to the end of the lane, where she pulled Kim underwater by her ankles then kicked her twice in the abdomen.[19]
Asian Games champions in women's100 m freestyle | |
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