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Yuqingyan Cai

Swimming
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
S9, SB8, SM9

Further personal information

Residence
Lishui, CHN
Occupation
Athlete, Office Worker
Languages
Mandarin

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She began training in 2005.
Why this sport?
Coaches thought she was suited to swimming because of her long arms and legs.

International debut

Year
2009
Competing for
China
Location
India

General interest

Nicknames
One Legged Flying Fish (lishui.gov.cn, 23 Aug 2012)
Hero / Idol
South African swimmer Natalie Du Toit. (newszj.com.cn, 30 Mar 2015)
Ambitions
To compete and get medals at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (sohu.com, 03 Jun 2017)
Impairment
She lost her right leg in a traffic accident at age three. (hanuniversity.net, 02 Jul 2013; qie.tv, 15 Jul 2019)
Other information
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2017 she was selected as a deputy to the National People's Congress of Lishui in People's Republic of China. (liandu.gov.cn, 20 Feb 2017)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Butterfly S9 Heat 3 2
Women's 100 m Freestyle S9 Heat 1 6
Women's 400 m Freestyle S9 Final Round 6
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts Heat 1 1
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts Final Round 3
Women's 4x100 m Medley 34pts Heat 1 2
Women's 4x100 m Medley 34pts Final Round 4
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Butterfly S9 Heat 1 2012-08-30 5
Women's 400 m Freestyle S9 Heat 1 2012-09-04 4