[4] In honour of her feats at the Paralympic Games, she was conferred the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Meritorious Service Medal) during the National Day Awards ceremony in 2016.

Due to her aunt witnessing her unable to extend and rotate her ankles, her family brought her to a doctor and was initially diagnosed as muscular dystrophy.

[7] When Yip was five, she started swimming to improve her health and strengthen her muscles;[6] nevertheless, by the age of thirteen, she had lost her ability to walk and had to use a wheelchair.

[8] After losing her ability to kick, Yip switched from the front crawl to the backstroke and was reclassified from the S5 to the S2 category (lower numbers indicate more severe disabilities).

[7] At the 4th ASEAN Para Games, Yip finished first in the women's 150 metres individual medley, clocking 4 minutes 56.34 seconds.

[11] Yip started her 2008 Summer Paralympic Games campaign by breaking another world record, clocking 57.04 seconds in the women's 50 metres freestyle heats.

[6] However, she was narrowly beaten by Mexican swimmer Patricia Valle in the finals, clinching a silver medal with a time of 57.43 seconds.

[13] The success of Yip and Laurentia Tan, who won two bronze medals in equestrian events,[12][13] sparked public debate about the treatment and recognition of disabled athletes in Singapore.

[15] At the 8th ASEAN Para Games in 2015, Yip was the torch lighter with Tay Wei Ming and Gan Kai Hong Aloysius.

On 10 September 2016, Yip swam in the finals of the 100 m backstroke, S2 class; her time of 2:07.09 was a new S2 world record, earning her a Paralympic gold medal.

[24] During the Para Swimming World Series Australia 2023, Yip clinched the gold medal in the Women's 100m backstroke multi-class event.

[26] Yip participated in the Games and achieved a historic three-peat by winning the gold medal once more in the women's 100m backstroke S2 event.