Elaine Chan

Elaine Chan Yu-ning (Chinese: 陳宇寧; Jyutping: can4 jyu5 ning4; born March 15, 1988) is a two-time Olympic swimmer from Hong Kong, specialized in freestyle events.

[1] At age sixteen, Chan first competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she finished forty-seventh in the women's 50 m freestyle, with a time of 27.48 seconds.

[4][5] In 2007, Chan returned to Hong Kong to pursue her education with a bachelor's degree in economics and finance at the University of Hong Kong, while she trained with the national team in preparation for the Olympics.

[5] She qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed for the second time in women's 50 m freestyle.

She swam in the seventh heat of the competition, with a time of 26.54 seconds, bettering her personal best from the previous Olympics, but finishing only in forty-fourth place.