Zhou Yilin Explained

Zhou Yilin (; born 18 September 1992) is a Chinese competitive swimmer who specializes in sprint freestyle and butterfly events.^[1]

Career

At the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, Zhou was part of the Chinese team which won gold in the women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. Zhou competed in the heats, where she swam her leg in 56.29 seconds.^[2]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Zhou is competing in the women's 200 metre butterfly. She won the first semifinal with a time of 2:06.52 to qualify for Wednesday's final.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Olympic Profile . 10 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806075905/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/yilin-zhou . 6 August 2016 .
2. News: Japanese Men Turn In Fabulous Night of Swimming at Asian Games. Swimming World Magazine. 10 August 2016.
3. Web site: Australia's Grove leads way into 200 butterfly final, two Americans advance . 9 August 2016 . 10 August 2016.