Siow Yi Ting (born 11 December 1985 in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia) was an Olympic and
national record holding
breaststroke
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swimmer from Malaysia. She swam for Malaysia at the
2000
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,
2004
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Events January
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and
2008 Olympics
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. She did not swam at the 2012 Olympics, and retired in 2013.
She attended university and swam for the
University of Wisconsin
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for two years, and then the
University of Arkansas
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(2008-2010),
Arkansas (Women's) Swimming & Diving 2009-10
from the website of the University of Arkansas Athletic Department (arkansasrazorbacks.com); retrieved 24 February 2012. both in the USA.
She was awarded the Malaysian Olympians of the Year in 2008.
References
1984 births
Living people
Malaysian people of Chinese descent
Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Malaysian female breaststroke swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Malaysia
Arkansas Razorbacks women's swimmers
Wisconsin Badgers women's swimmers
Swimmers at the 2002 Asian Games
Swimmers at the 2006 Asian Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for Malaysia
Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
SEA Games medalists in swimming
SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia
SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
Competitors at the 2001 SEA Games
Asian Games competitors for Malaysia
Sportspeople from Negeri Sembilan
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