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She has Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome and competes in the S2 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.
Mar 11, 2021 · She was the youngest of the Singapore team at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, but Yip Pin Xiu was also the brightest star, bringing home Singapore’s first ever Olympic-level gold medal. Pin Xiu was born with muscular dystrophy, which means her muscles degenerate progressively with age.
Nov 30, 2020 · The gifted swimmer is a three-time Paralympics gold medallist and holds two world records: one for the 50m backstroke and another for the 100m backstroke. She has Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a degenerative nerve condition which left her unable to walk as a pre-teen.
Oct 11, 2019 · Her size 1 feet, indirectly caused by Charcot-Marie-Tooth - an inherited disorder that causes nerve damage and weakens the muscles progressively - however, are no measure of what the...
Jan 20, 2022 · Born on 10th January 1992, Yip Pin Xiu is a Singaporean Paralympic swimmer best known for her backstroke. At the age of two, Yip was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, a group of diseases causing progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass.
Dec 25, 2021 · Ms Yip, who has Charcot-Marie Tooth disease, a progressive nerve condition, also holds the world records for the S2 50m backstroke and S2 100m backstroke, both of which she achieved at the...
Feb 28, 2023 · Yip Pin Xiu is a glass-half-full kind of person. It’s not just because of her easy smile or her warm, upbeat personality. Nor is it that despite being diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) (a disorder that causes nerve damage and weakens the muscles), she has pushed past her physical limitations to win five Paralympic gold ...
Aug 2, 2013 · Yip suffers from muscular dystrophy, a genetic condition that over time deteriorates her muscles, but she surprisingly shares that she would not have taken up competitive swimming if she didn't...
Jun 16, 2024 · Yip Pin Xiu Battling muscular dystrophy since the age of 2, she started swimming and found a home for herself in the water, despite being confined in a wheelchair. We delve into her life and find...
Yip Pin Xiu blazed a trail for Para sport in Singapore when she became her country’s first Paralympic gold medallist in history at Beijing 2008. For her achievement she was awarded the Public Service Medal and followed it up with her first world title in 2010.
