Cai Liwen

Cai Liwen
Personal information
Born (1998-10-07) 7 October 1998
Qingdao, Shandong, China
Sport
CountryChina
SportParalympic swimming
Event(s)Backstroke, freestyle, medley
Medal record
Representing  China
Summer Paralympics
2020 Tokyo 100m backstroke S11
2024 Paris 100 m backstroke S11
2020 Tokyo 200 m medley SM11
2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m backstroke S11
2020 Tokyo 100 m freestyle S11
2020 Tokyo 400 m freestyle S11
2024 Paris 200 m medley SM11
World Championships
2017 Mexico City 50 m freestyle S11
2017 Mexico City 100 m backstroke S11
2017 Mexico City 400 m freestyle S11
2023 Manchester 200 m medley SM11
2023 Manchester 100 m backstroke S11
2023 Manchester 400 m freestyle S11
2019 London 400 m freestyle S11
Asian Para Games
2018 Jakarta 100 m freestyle S11
2018 Jakarta 200 m medley SM11
2022 Hangzhou 400 m freestyle S11

Cai Liwen (born 7 October 1998)[1] is a Chinese Paralympic swimmer.[2]

Career

She represented China at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the silver medal in the women's 100 metre backstroke S11 event.[2] She competed at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico and at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships held in London, United Kingdom. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics she won the gold medal in the 100m Backstroke S11 with a world record of 1:13.46, one silver medal and one bronze medal.

In 2018, she competed at the Asian Para Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. She won one gold medal and one silver medal.

References

  1. ^ "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Cai Liwen". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2020-02-02. Retrieved 27 January 2020.