Zhao Jing (swimmer)

Zhao Jing
Personal information
Full name Zhao Jing
National team China
Born December 31, 1990
Wuhan, Hubei
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke, medley
Club Zhejiang
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome 50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dubai 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dubai 50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2012 Istanbul 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dubai 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Istanbul 100 m medley

Zhao Jing (simplified Chinese: 赵菁; traditional Chinese: 趙菁; pinyin: Zhào Jīng; born December 31, 1990) is a Chinese former competitive swimmer, backstroke specialist, and world record-holder. Zhao swam at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the women's 4x100-meter medley relay in 2008. She has also won gold medals as a member of Chinese teams at the 2009, 2011 and 2013 World Aquatics Championships, and the 2010 short course world championships. She also won individual world titles in the 50-meter backstroke in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013, and the 100-meter backstroke in 2011.

Records

  • 2006 Asian Championships – 28.50, 50 m back (AR)
  • 2008 National Champions Tournament & Olympic Selective Trials – 59.81, 100 m back (AR)
  • 2009 FINA World Championships – 3.52.19, 4×100 m medley relay
  • 2009 FINA World Cup Stockholm – 26.08 50 m backstroke short course world record

See also