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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Petaling Jaya, MAS |
| Higher education | Communications - Taylor's University: Kuala Lumpur, MAS |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Shopping, reading, walking her dog. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2012) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Breaking two 20-year old national records at the 2007 South East Asian Games, qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | Her sister had asthma so she accompanied her to training to help her. |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | Her mother. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2012) |
| Hero / Idol | South African swimmers Roland Schoeman, Cameron van den Berg and Wendy Trott. As well as Italian swimmer Federica Pellegrini and Michael Phelps. (news.malaysia.msn.com, 24 Aug 2011) |
| Awards and honours | 2010 Cleo Magazine Young Achievers award. (Facebook, 10 November 2010) Awarded Sportswoman of Selangor 2007 and 2008. (Facebook, 10 November 2010) Awarded Olympian of the Year 2007 by the Olympic Council of Malaysia. (Facebook, 10 November 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Paul Birmingham [national] |
| Coach from what year? | 2008 |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She started at the age of 3 in Selangor, Malaysia. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2003 |
| Competing for | Malaysia |
| Tournament | South East Asian Games |
| Location | Vietnam |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student |
| Languages | Cantonese, English, Malay, Mandarin |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Lingy. (2004 Commonwealth Youth Games) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | The only person who can bring you down is you. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from which country? | Australia |