Chen Huijia

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Chen Huijia
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Women's swimming
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World Championships (LC)
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Chen Huijia (born April 5, 1990 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang) is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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