# Caroline Chiu

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{{Short description|Hong Kong Olympic swimmer}}{{Infobox swimmer
| name = Caroline Chiu
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| fullname = Caroline Chiu Sin-wing
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| strokes = [Breaststroke](/source/Breaststroke_swimming)
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|4|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong_Island), Hong Kong
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| height = {{convert|1.53|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
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{{family name hatnote|[Zhao](/source/Zhao_(surname))|lang=Chinese}}
'''Caroline Chiu Sin-wing''' (also ''Chiu Sin-wing'', {{zh|t=趙善穎|j=ziu<sup>6</sup> sin<sup>6</sup>wing<sup>6</sup>|p=Zhào Shànyǐng}}; born April 29, 1984) is a Hong Kong former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|title = Caroline Chiu|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/chiu-caroline-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170703031616/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/chiu-caroline-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 3 July 2017|access-date = 19 June 2013}}</ref> She represented the new [Hong Kong, China](/source/Hong_Kong%2C_China), as a 16-year-old, at the [2000 Summer Olympics](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics), and was also a member of the territory's squad at the [2002 Asian Games](/source/2002_Asian_Games).

Chiu competed only in the [women's 100 m breaststroke](/source/Swimming_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_100_metre_breaststroke) at the [2000 Summer Olympics](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics) in [Sydney](/source/Sydney). She achieved a [FINA](/source/FINA) B-cut of 1:13.71 from the Asian Championships in [Busan, South Korea](/source/Busan%2C_South_Korea).<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 2)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010006003D000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=[PDF](/source/PDF)|work=[Sydney 2000](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics)|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=14 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Wong|first=Jacky|title=Swimmer gets through to Olympics|url=https://www.scmp.com/article/317934/swimmer-gets-through-olympics|publisher=[South China Morning Post](/source/South_China_Morning_Post)|date=September 2000|accessdate=19 June 2013}}</ref> She challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including Bolivia's 26-year-old [Katerine Moreno](/source/Katerine_Moreno) and Angola's [Nádia Cruz](/source/N%C3%A1dia_Cruz), who competed in her fourth Olympic Games at age 25. She raced to the fifth seed in a time of 1:15.87, just 2.16 seconds below her national record and an entry standard. Chiu failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-sixth overall in the prelims.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 2 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 August 2011 |work=[Sydney 2000](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics) |publisher=[LA84 Foundation](/source/LA84_Foundation) |page=258 |accessdate=26 April 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM|url=http://www.canoe.com/2000GamesSwimming/sep17_dol.html|publisher=[Canoe.ca](/source/Canoe.ca)|date=17 September 2000|access-date=28 May 2013}}{{dead link|date=April 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://hkswim.com/swimmer/caroline.html HK Swim Bio] {{in lang|zh}}

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Category:1984 births
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Category:Hong Kong female breaststroke swimmers
Category:Olympic swimmers for Hong Kong
Category:Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Swimmers at the 2002 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games swimmers for Hong Kong
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