Liu Xiang (, born 1 September 1996) is a Chinese retired competitive swimmer.
Early life Born Liu Jiaxin in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, she is the only daughter to her parents. Both of her parents were basketball players, but she chose swimming.专访刘湘：原本不叫此名 听女神说她眼中的宁泽涛 Retrieved 17 December 2016刘湘：险些误入篮球之路的泳坛女神 Retrieved 17 December 2016
Liu is an alumnus of South China Normal University.
Swimming
At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, Liu won the bronze medal in the 50-meter backstroke behind teammate Fu Yuanhui at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia.中国泳坛第一美女为坚持训练脸颊晒到红肿脱皮 Retrieved 17 December 2016 She also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
In the 2018 Asian Games Liu broke the 27-second barrier in the women's 50m backstroke as she set a world record and took the gold medal.
Personal bests
Long course (50-meter pool)
EventTimeMeetDateNote(s) 50m freestyle 23.97 2021 Chinese National Games 26 September 2021NR AS 100m freestyle 55.27 2018 Spring National Championships 19 January 2018 50m backstroke 26.98 2018 Asian Games 21 August 2018NR AS WR 100m backstroke 1:00.46 2016 Chinese National Championships 3 April 2016 50m butterfly 26.25 2019 World Cup 9 August 2019 100m butterfly 1:00.05 2020 Chinese National Championships 30 September 2020
Short course (25-meter pool)
EventTimeMeetDateNote(s) 50m freestyle 24.35 2017 World Cup 10 November 2017 50m backstroke 26.49 2018 World Cup 2 November 2018 100m backstroke 1:01.02 2014 World Cup 25 October 2014 50m butterfly 27.75 2016 World Cup 1 October 2016
Key: NR = National Record, AS = Asian Record, WR = World Record
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