Liu Xiang (swimmer)


Liu Xiang is a Chinese retired competitive swimmer.

Early life

Born Liu Jiaxin in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, she is the only daughter to her parents. Both of her parents were basketball players, but she chose swimming.
Liu is an alumnus of South China Normal University.

Swimming

At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, Liu won the bronze medal in the 50-meter backstroke behind teammate Fu Yuanhui at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia. She also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
In the 2018 Asian Games Liu broke the 27-second barrier in the women's 50m backstroke as she set a world record and took the gold medal.

Personal bests

Long course (50-meter pool)

EventTimeMeetDateNote
50m freestyle23.972021 Chinese National Games26 September 2021NR AS
100m freestyle55.272018 Spring National Championships19 January 2018
50m backstroke26.982018 Asian Games21 August 2018NR AS WR
100m backstroke1:00.462016 Chinese National Championships3 April 2016
50m butterfly26.252019 World Cup9 August 2019
100m butterfly1:00.052020 Chinese National Championships30 September 2020

Short course (25-meter pool)

EventTimeMeetDateNote
50m freestyle24.352017 World Cup10 November 2017
50m backstroke26.492018 World Cup2 November 2018
100m backstroke1:01.022014 World Cup25 October 2014
50m butterfly27.752016 World Cup1 October 2016

Key: NR = National Record, AS = Asian Record, WR = World Record