Zhang Yufei

Zhang Yufei genuinely gives me chills. Born in Xuzhou in 1998, this 174 cm swimmer dominates both butterfly and freestyle at the highest level, and that haul of forty-three medals, eighteen of them gold, is simply staggering. What impresses me most is how she rises as the stage gets bigger, from the Youth Olympics to the Asian Games to the World Championships. That kind of sustained excellence in the water isn't just talent; it's the daily grind of diving into the pool every morning. Posting under her own name on Instagram, she reads as a grounded, focused modern athlete, and I'm quietly cheering her on.

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Name (English)

Zhang Yufei

Name (Japanese)

張雨霏

Reading

ちょう・うひ

Born

April 19, 1998 (age 28)

Origin

Xuzhou, People's Republic of China

Height

174 cm

Occupation

swimmer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Tiger

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/zhang__yufei/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang%20Yufei%20(swimmer)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%B5%E9%9B%A8%E9%9C%8F
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20984245

Tags

• swimmer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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