Carwai Seto (born 2 April 1973) is a Canadian breaststroke, freestyle and medley

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who represented Taiwan in international competition. She competed in five events at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

Swimming

Seto was born and raised in

Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of 2024, it is estimated that the population of the H ...

. Her mother is Taiwanese, which made her eligible to compete for Taiwan. Her swimming coach was fellow Nova Scotian Gary MacDonald. Seto competed at the

and the

1990 Asian Games ) , nations = 31 , athletes = 6,122 , events = 308 in 27 sports , opening = 22 September 1990 , closing = 7 October 1990 , opened_by = Yang Shangkun , closed_by = Roy de Silva , athlete_oath = Chen L ...

. She held the Taiwanese record of 2:38.93 in the 200 m breaststroke from 1989 until 2004, when it was broken by Lin Man-hsu. She later set the Taiwanese record of 1:13.33 in the 100 m breaststroke at the

1991 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The fourth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in 1991 in Edmonton, Alberta, in the ''Kinsmen Sports Center'' from August 22–25. Results Men's events Women's events Medal table ...

, which stood until 2005 when it was broken by Tong Yu-chia.

Subsequent career

Seto entered

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial ...

in 1991. She subsequently received a

Master of Education The Master of Education (MEd or M.Ed. or Ed.M.; Latin ''Magister Educationis'' or ''Educationis Magister'') is a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. This degree in education often includes the following majors: curriculum an ...

from

Lesley University Lesley University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1909 to educate teachers. Originally founded as a women's college, male students were admitted beginning in 2005. History 1909–1998 Th ...

in Massachusetts, and taught math and science at various elementary and middle schools in Massachusetts, Maryland, and California. In 2013, she joined the faculty of Black Pine Circle (Upper) School in Berkeley, California, where she teaches math.

References

External links

*
Photo of Seto training for the 1988 Summer Olympics
by Central News Agency, via

Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture may refer to: * Ministry of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Sports (Albania) * Ministry of Culture (Algeria) * Ministry of Culture (Argentina) * Minister for the Arts (Australia) * Ministry of Culture (Azerbaijan)Ministry o ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seto, Carwai 1973 births Living people Canadian female swimmers Taiwanese female breaststroke swimmers Taiwanese female freestyle swimmers Taiwanese female medley swimmers Olympic swimmers for Taiwan Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1990 Asian Games Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia Canadian people of Taiwanese descent Princeton University alumni Lesley University alumni 20th-century Canadian sportswomen Swimmers from Nova Scotia Sportswomen from Nova Scotia