Carwai Seto
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 April 1973 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Carwai Seto | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 司徒加慧 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Sītú Jiāhuì |
| Yale Romanization | Sītòuh Gāwaih |
Carwai Seto (born 2 April 1973) is a Canadian swimmer who represented Taiwan in international competition. She competed in five events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
Seto was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her mother is Taiwanese, which made her eligible to compete for Taiwan.[2] Her swimming coach was fellow Nova Scotian Gary MacDonald.[3] She held the Taiwanese record of 2:38.93 in the 200 m breaststroke from 1989 until 2004, when it was broken by Lin Man-hsu.[4] She later set the Taiwanese record of 1:13.33 in the 100 m breaststroke at the 1991 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, which stood until 2005 when it was broken by Tong Yu-chia.[5] She entered Princeton University in 1991.[2] She later became a middle school math teacher.[6]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Seto Car-wai Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Carwai Seto '95". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Vol. 92. 1991. p. 20. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ Decoste, John (29 September 2017). "Gary MacDonald named as new Acadia swimming head coach". King County News. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ 雙林破15年全國紀錄 [Two Lins break 15-year-old national record]. Apple Daily (Taiwan). 30 May 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ 《全中運》蛙！ 童郁嘉破全國 [National High School Games breaststroke! Tong Yu-chia breaks national record]. Liberty Times. 19 April 2005. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Our Faculty and Administration". Berkeley, California: Black Pine Circle. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
External links
- Photo of Seto training for the 1988 Summer Olympics, by Central News Agency, via Ministry of Culture
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