Luo Xuejuan
- January 10, 2024
- Swimmer
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Luo Xuejuan Biography
| Name | Luo Xuejuan |
| Birthday | Jan 26 |
| Birth Year | 1984 |
| Place Of Birth | Hangzhou |
| Birth Country | China |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Luo Xuejuan is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on January 26, 1984 in Hangzhou, China. Luo Xuejuan, also known as Luo Xue Juan, simplified Chinese: Luo Xue Juan, traditional Chinese: Luo Xue Juan, pinyin: Luo Xuejuan, was a female Chinese swimmer who competed mainly in the breaststroke. She holds the world record for the 50-meter breastroke (short) in her former career.
Going into 2001, Luo progressed rapidly. She set a national record in the 100 breaststroke at the Chinese Nationals in April and was 2nd in 200 breaststroke (2.26.37), which was won in a record time of 2:22.99 by Qi Hui. Soon after, Luo dropped 100 breasts to 1:07.42 at Osaka’s 2001 East Asian Games.
The year 2002 did not start out well for Luo. She failed to win any gold at the World Short Course Championships in Moscow, finishing 2nd in the 50 breaststroke (30.17) and 3rd in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.36). The Pan Pacific Championships were equally disappointing, where Luo only managed a bronze in the 100 (1:08.70) and was 4th in the 200. Ironically, her time in the 100 breaststroke semi-final (1:08.14) would have been enough to win gold in the final.
Before the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona, Luo set her goal at erasing Penny Heyns’ 1:06.52 from the world record books. The record was indeed broken in Barcelona, not by Luo but by Australia’s 2000 Olympic silver medallist Leisel Jones in the semi-finals (1:06.37). Luo, the defending champion, immediately became the underdog as she qualified 3rd fastest (1:07.76). In the event final, as all eyes (and pressure) were on Jones, Luo took the race out really hard, splitting a mind-boggling 30.87 at the 50m mark. This strategy worked as Jones was disturbed by Luo’s horrid pace. Luo hanged on to win the race in yet another Asian record of 1:06.80, the 3rd fastest time in history. Jones only managed 3rd in 1:07.47, with the USA’s Amanda Beard 2nd in 1:07.42. Luo also defended her 50 breaststroke world title in 30.67 (30.64 in semi- finals, just 0.07 sec off the WR), and swam the fastest breaststroke relay split (1:05.79) to help China win the 4×100 medley relay in 3:59.89 (Asian record and 2nd fastest time in history; 2nd team after the USA to crack 4 mins).
Luo won 4 medals at the 2001 World Championships Fukuoka. He took home gold in the 50 and 100 breaststrokes (30.84, Asian records, missing the WR by 0.01 secs), and bronze in 200 and 100 breaststrokes (2:25.29 pb), and 4×100 medley relay (4.02.53; breaststroke split 1.05.47 was the 2nd-fastest ever, behind Megan Quann from Sydney 2000. Luo won the 100 breaststroke at 2001 Chinese National Games in 1:06.96 (Asian Record). She said, “The pool in this swimming pool is not very clean but I am a good swimmer myself.” This was in reference to the astonishingly fast times of some unknown swimmers, who were suspected of doingping at the National Games.
Luo Xuejuan Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Swimmer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Luo Xuejuan is one of the richest Swimmer from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Luo Xuejuan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Because her parents believed she was too thin to swim, she began swimming in 1991.
Luo was first noticed when she won 100 breaststroke at China 2000 Olympics Trials in Jinan with a solid 1:08.87. She also finished second in 200 breaststroke in 2 minutes 27.29. Strangely, she was not selected to swim in the 200 breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics, which was her weaker event. In the semi-finals she posted a personal record of 2:25.86, but then faltered in the final to finish 8th in 2;27.33.
Luo eventually shined at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, winning gold in Asian records in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.84, fastest time globally in 2002) and 4×100 medley relay (4:00.21). She also placed 2nd in the 200 breaststroke behind WR holder Qi Hui (2:24.01 to 2:24.67 pb).
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 6 in |
Luo Xuejuan height 5 ft 6 in Luo weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
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The 2006 season saw Luo skipping all major international meets, including the World Short Course Championships in Shanghai and the Pan Pacific Championships in Vancouver. Rumours started to build that Luo had quarrels with longtime coach Zhang Yadong (Zhang was appointed head coach of the Chinese national team and hence no longer has as much time and attention on coaching Luo as before). Luo was said to have been “exiled” back for training at her home province of Zhejiang, although the swimming authorities insisted that she was still a national team member. At the 2006 Asian Games Trials, Luo managed to win the 50 breaststroke (31.75) and place 2nd in the 100 breaststroke (1:09.14), but her name did not appear on the official list of athletes. The official explanation for not selecting the Olympic Champion is that Luo needed more time to fully rehabilitate her heart condition in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games. The media was speculating that Luo was close to retirement.
Facts & Trivia
Luo Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Luo Xuejuan celebrates birthday on January 26 of every year.
On 24 March 2008 Luo Xuejuan became the second torchbearer at the 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay and the first torchbearer for China. She expressed her view on Olympic ideals as follows:”As a torchbearer, I think the Olympic spirit means purity, fair play, friendship, passion, peace and harmony.”