(XINHUA)

Ye Shiwen, a 16-year-old swimmer, won the women's 200-meter individual medley on December 15 at the Istanbul 2012 Short Course World Championships, becoming the first Chinese to grab gold at the Asian Games, Olympics as well as short- and long-course world championships.

She won the 200-meter individual medley at the 2011 World Aquatic Championships in Shanghai alongside the 200-meter and 400-meter individual medleys at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. Ye also scooped the 200-meter individual medley title at the 2012 London Olympics, breaking the record.

Born in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Ye began swimming at 6. She joined the Zhejiang provincial team in 2007 and China's national team in 2010.