Lynette Lim

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Lynette Lim
Personal information
Full nameLynette Lim Shu-En
NationalityFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Born (1992-04-25) 25 April 1992 (age 32)
Loma Linda, CA
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Sport
Sport Swimming
College team USC Trojans
Medal record
SEA Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Vientiane 800m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2009 Vientiane4x100m freestyle relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2009 Vientiane4x200m freestyle relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Naypyidaw 4x200m freestyle relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 800m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2007 Nakhon Ratchasima4x200m freestyle relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 Vientiane400m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 Naypyidaw4x100m freestyle relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2013 Naypyidaw200m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2013 Naypyidaw400m freestyle
Asian Youth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Singapore 400m Freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Singapore 4X100m Freestyle Relay

Lynette Lim Shu En (Lim Shu-En, Chinese :林淑恩, born 25 April 1992) [1] is an Olympic freestyle swimmer from Singapore. She swam for Singapore at the 2012 [2] and 2008 Summer Olympics, [3] the 2009 [4] and 2007 World Championships, and the 2007 South East Asian Games.

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As of 2009, she holds the Singaporean Records in the women's 400m, 800m, and 1500m freestyles, and 4 × 100 m, 4 × 200 m freestyle relays.

Early years

Lim attended Palm Springs High School in Palm Springs, California. She was in the class of 2010. She swam for the Piranha Swim Team in Palm Springs and the high school swim team for Palm Springs. Lim attended the University of Southern California, graduating in 2014 with a degree in kinesiology, and was on the USC swimming and diving team as a distance freestyler. During her career at USC she was a three-time all-American on relay. [5]

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References

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