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Yip Pin Xiu (),〔"(新加坡16岁小将叶品秀：理想决不萎缩 )", ''People's Daily'', 17 September 2008, retrieved 1 January 2009.〕 born 10 January 1992) is a Singaporean backstroke swimmer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.paralympic.org/static/info/montreal/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_MO2013SW@@@@@@@ENG_number=3491.htm )〕 She has muscular dystrophy and competes in the S3 category for the physically impaired. Since 2005, she has won medals in international competitions such as the World Wheelchair and Amputee Games, Japan Paralympic Swimming Championships and International German Paralympic Swimming Championships. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the 50 metres backstroke and a silver medal in the 50 metres freestyle, setting world records in both events. Hence she was conferred a state medal, the Meritorious Service Medal. Her achievements contributed to public debate about the treatment and recognition of disabled athletes in Singapore.
==Early years and personal life==
Yip was born with muscular dystrophy, a genetic disorder that slowly breaks down the muscles, and a nerve condition that affects eyesight.〔(Profile - Yip Pin Xiu ), McDonald's Singapore, retrieved 18 December 2008.〕 When she was five, she started swimming to improve her health and strengthen her muscles;〔Mindy Tan, "(She misses gold with a stroke )", ''The New Paper'', 15 September 2008.〕 nevertheless, by the age of eleven, she had lost her ability to walk and had to use a wheelchair.〔"The wonder of Pin Xiu", ''TODAY'', 7 June 2008.〕〔Sim Chi Yin, "I like the way I am now", ''The Straits Times'', 17 September 2008.〕 The youngest of three children in her family,〔 she studied in Ai Tong Primary School and Bendemeer Secondary School,〔 then graduated from Republic Polytechnic as back-up valedictorian and, as of 2012, is studying social science at Singapore Management University.〔Leong Wai Kit, "Pin Xiu leads in water and on land", Channel NewsAsia, 21 August 2012.〕
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