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Roxanne Yu

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Roxanne Ashley Yu
Personal information
Full nameRoxanne Ashley L. Yu
Nickname(s)Rox, Roxy
NationalityPhilippines Filipino
Born (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 27)
Manila
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Weight121 lb (55 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
Medal record
Women's Swimming
Representing  Philippines
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Southeast Asian Games 0 0 4
Total 0 0 4
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore 4 x 100 m medley relay
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 200 m backstroke

Roxanne Ashley Yu is a Filipino swimmer who represents the Philippines.

Swimming career

Yu would win three bronze medals in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore. Her three bronze medals came in the 100 m backstroke, the 200 m backstroke, and the 4 x 100 m medley relay, where she teamed up with Hannah Dato, Imelda Corazon Wistey, and 2012 Olympian Jasmine Alkhaldi to a medal finish with a new national record of 4:16.19.[1] Yu would also compete in the 50 m backstroke and the 4 x 100 m freestyle relay, but failed to qualify for the final in the former and finishing 4th in the latter.

References

  1. ^ "Alkhaldi's Jaw-dropping Swim Jolts PH Medley Quarter to SEAG Bronze Medal Finish". pinoyswimming.com. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.