Leung Chii Lin

Personal life Leung was born in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. She began swimming at the age of 4 and began her training at the age of 7. Leung was pursuing her high school at SMK Lok Yuk, Kota Kinabalu, and during the same time, she was representing the state swimmer team and won a lot of states and even national award. After her high school, Leung was invited to join the national swimming team and offer her to continue her study at National Sports School, KL, and she began to represent the country to participates in a variety of national and international competition. Leung was continuing her study at University Malaya, KL after completed her pre-u, and she was appointed as the University Malaya Swimming Team's Coach in 2013 to 2014. Leung success graduated as the first-class honor of her Degree in Sport Management in 2016. During 2013, Leung begins her coach journey, she been appointing as a swimming team coach for Royal Selangor Golf Club and Garden International School, Kuala Lumpur. Besides that, Leung is also the founder and head coach of Trinity Swimming Academy and Swim Splash Academy.

In December 2018, she married fellow Malaysian Olympian Yu Peng Kean. The couple's first child, a daughter, was born in September 2020.

Swimming achievements Pre-2008: Gold medalist and meet record holder in SUKMA year 2006; overall champion in MSSM year 2002, 2005, 2007; overall champion in National Age Group in year 2003 2008: Competed in Olympic Games, Beijing; 2009: Medallist in SEA Games, Vientiane; competed in World Swimming Championship, Barcelona 2010: Competed in Asian Games, Guangzhou; competed in Commonwealth Games, New Delhi 2011: Competed in World Summer Universiade Games, Shenzhen; medallist in SEA Games, Palembang 2013: Competed in World Summer Universiade Games, Kazan

Honors and awards Personal Award

2008: Sabah Sport Women Award

2005: Sabah Most Promising Sportswomen Award

Personal Best: Malaysia National Record

2009: Freestyle Relay 3.51.40s

2008: 50m Freestyle 26.18s