Chantal Liew

Chantal Liew Li-Shan (born 9 August 1998) is a Singaporean national open water swimmer.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liew.
Chantal Liew
刘俐杉
Personal information
Full nameChantal Liew Li-Shan
Nationality Singapore
Born (1998-08-09) 9 August 1998
Singapore
Sport
SportSwimming
Chantal Liew
Simplified Chinese刘俐杉

Early life

Liew graduated with a degree in Communications and New Media from the National University of Singapore.[1][2]

Sports career

Liew dreamed of participating in the SEA Games since she was a child. She started to participate in swimming competitions at the age of 10 and entered the Singapore national team at the age of 16.[3]

In 2017, she won a SEA Games silver in a personal best of 2:21:30 in the women's 10 km open water swim held in Kuala Lumpur and became the first Singapore woman to win a medal in the event, after Thai swimmer Benjaporn Sriphanomthorn was stripped for her silver medal following a failed doping test.[4][5][6]

Liew became the first Singaporean open water swimming athlete to participate at the Olympic Games after finishing 29th in the 10km race at FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier in Setubal, thereby qualifying for a place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. During the Olympics, she ranked 23rd among 25 contestants in the final with a time of 2:08:17.90.[7]

Following the end of 2020 Olympics, Liew announced her retirement from professional swimming career.[3]

References
  1. "Tokyo Olympics: All the women athletes from Team Singapore to cheer on". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. "Flying the flag high: NUS athletes do Singapore proud in the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics". Flying the flag high: NUS athletes do Singapore proud in the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. "游泳生涯最后一搏 刘俐杉没有遗憾". Lianhe Zaobao (in Chinese). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  4. "SEA Games: Liew's focus results in historic open-water bronze". The Straits Times. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  5. "SEA Games: Open water swimmers on a golden streak". The Star. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. "SEA Games: Singapore swimmer Chantal Liew upgraded to second after Thai silver medallist loses medal for adoping". The Straits Times. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  7. Mohan, Matthew (20 June 2021). "Swimming: Chantal Liew qualifies for Olympics, makes history for Singapore". CNA. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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