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Chen Yan (simplified Chinese: 陈妍; traditional Chinese: 陳妍; pinyin: Chén Yán; born March 27 1981 in Dalian Liaoning) is a retired Chinese swimmer. She won Gold medal at 4×200m freestyle at 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships. Later that year at Chinese National Games she broke world record at 400m individual medley. She then won 400m individual medley and 400m freestyle at 1998 Perth World Aquatics Championships. She participated in 1996 and 2000 two Olympic Games but did not medal.