Eighteen years after she started swimming competitively, SMU alumna Yip Pin Xiu's trophy cabinet is packed with seven world championship medals, five Paralympic golds, an Asian Para Games title and numerous medals from the Asean Para Games. She may be Singapore's most-decorated para-athlete of all time, but even after collecting her fifth world title - in the women's 50m backstroke S2 - on Friday night, Pin Xiu called the outing at the World Para Swimming Championships in Madeira "a tough campaign mentally, physically and emotionally". But she is determined to keep improving, emphasising the importance of not being complacent as she works towards the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.
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Yip Pin Xiu wins second gold medal for 50m backstroke at World Para Swimming Championships | |
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Zaobao Online (Jun 19) | |
Yip Pin Xiu wins second gold medal at World Para Swimming Championships | |
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