Victoria Poon
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Cheuk Yuen Victoria Poon |
| Nationality | |
| Born | October 12, 1984 Hong Kong |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Medal record | |
Cheuk Yuen Victoria Poon (commonly known as Victoria Poon) (born October 12, 1984) is a Canadian freestyle swimmer. She was born in Hong Kong.[1] She lives in the Lasalle burrough[2] of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[3] She is the current national record holder in the women's 50m freestyle swim race, with a time of 24.75s.[4]
Career
Poon competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished 30th in the women's 50 metre freestyle event.[5]
On 19 June 2009, Poon set a new Canadian record for the women's 50m butterfly, of 26.71s, at the Canada Cup of swimming; besting the record set Shona Kitson in 2000 of 27.17s. At that time, Poon was coached by Benoît Lebrun, of the Club de natation des piscines du Parc olympique (CNPPO; literally, Olympic Park Swimming Pools Swim Club).[6]
Poon competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and finished 16th in the women's 50 metre freestyle event.[4]
Personal bests
| Event | Data | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 24.75s | Canadian Record [4] | |
| 50m butterfly | 26.71s | 2009-06-19 | Canadian Record [6] |
References
- ^ Cheuk Yuen Victoria Poon
- ^ Template:Fr icon Le Messager Lasalle, "Victoria Poon se qualifie pour la demi-finale", 3 August 2012
- ^ Template:Fr icon Le Journal de Montreal, "Victoria Poon se qualifie pour les demi-finales au 50 mètres style libre", QMI, 3 August 2012
- ^ a b c Template:Fr icon La Press (Montreal), "Victoria Poon, 16e : «Donne-moi la varicelle et je pourrais nager plus vite que ça»", Simon Drouin, 4 August 2012
- ^ CAN Records Long Course
- ^ a b Template:Fr icon La Press, "Victoria Poon bat le record canadien au 50 m papillon", Canadian Press, 19 June 2009
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