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| Nationality |  China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 20, 1982 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chen Hua (born October 20, 1982) [1] is a two-time Olympic swimmer, and former World Record holder, from China. She swam for China at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. She was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. [2]
In December 2001, she set a short course World Record in the 800 freestyle, which stood for two months. [3] [4]
She swam for China at the:
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