Siri Arun Budcharern

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Siri Arun Budcharern
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Full nameSiri Arun Budcharern
NationalityFlag of Laos.svg  Laos
Born (2002-01-12) January 12, 2002 (age 20)
Vientiane, Laos
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle

Siri Arun Budcharern (born 12 January 2002) is a freestyle swimmer from Laos. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Women's 50 m freestyle and finished 76th with a time of 32.55 seconds. [1] She did not advance to the semifinals, which required a top 16 finish in the heats. [1] [2]

Leading up to the Games, Budcharern trained in a 25 m public pool in Vientiane, half the length of an Olympic-sized venue. She had to share the pool with children taking swimming lessons while the pool deck was often covered with beer bottles from parties. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Swimming Results Book". 2016 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 28 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Rio 2016 profile - Siri Arun Budcharern
  3. Channel NewsAsia - Kids, beer bottles and a public pool: How Laos teen swimmer trains for Rio
  4. Yahoo News - Kids, beer bottles and a public pool - how Laos swimmer, 14, trains for Rio