Hsieh Shu-tzu

Hsieh Shu-tzu (Chinese: 謝 淑姿; pinyin: Xiè Shūzī; born January 2, 1981) is a Taiwanese former swimmer, who specialized in butterfly and individual medley events.[1] She represented Chinese Taipei in two editions of the Olympic Games (1996 and 2000), and later captured a silver in the 200 m butterfly at the 2000 Asian Swimming Championships in Busan, South Korea.[2]

Hsieh Shu-tzu
Personal information
Full nameHsieh Shu-tzu
National team Chinese Taipei
Born (1981-01-02) 2 January 1981
Taipei, Taiwan
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, medley
In this Chinese name, the family name is Xie.

Hsieh made her first Chinese Taipei team, as a 15-year-old teen, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She failed to reach the top 16 final in any of her individual events, finishing eighteenth in the 200 m butterfly (2:16.27), and twenty-ninth in the 400 m individual medley (4:59.52).[3][4]

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Hsieh swam for Chinese Taipei in the 200 m butterfly. She achieved a FINA B-cut of 2:13.43 after winning a silver medal from the Asian Championships six months earlier.[5][6] She challenged seven other swimmers in heat four, including Aussie favorite Petria Thomas and Polish teenager Otylia Jędrzejczak. Coming from seventh at the halfway turn, Hsieh faded down the final stretch to pick up a last spot by almost eight seconds behind joint leaders Thomas and Jedrzejczak, in a time of 2:16.23. Hsieh failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed twenty-ninth overall in the prelims.[7][8]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hsieh Shu-tzu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. "泳壇姊妹花換跑道 謝淑婷 謝淑姿投身運動產業" [Swimming sisters Hsieh Shu-ting and Shu-tzu changed careers to join in the sports industry] (in Chinese). Liberty Times. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Women's 200m Butterfly Heat 4" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  4. "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Women's 400m Individual Medley Heat 1" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  5. "Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  6. "Albert fifth in Asian Swimming C'ships". Jakarta: The Jakarta Post. 31 March 2000. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  7. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Heat 4" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 233. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  8. "Thorpe helps Aussies to relay gold". Canoe.ca. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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