Bai Anqi was born on 9 January 1993 in Anji,[2] Zhejiang, in the east of the People's Republic of China.

[1] Bai's hobbies include listening to music and going on the internet.

Bai is 164 centimetres (65 inches) tall and weighs 59 kilograms (130 pounds).

[1] Bai is coached by Shi Xiaoming and Xu Guoyi in swimming.

She was three positions away from qualifying for the 200m backstroke event at the London Olympic Games, but, reached the highest position for a Chinese swimmer in the qualifiers of this event.