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Wu Yanyan (simplified Chinese: 吴艳艳; traditional Chinese: 吳艷艷; pinyin: Wú Yànyàn; born January 7 1978) is a Chinese swimmer who is the former world record holder in the women’s 200 metres individual medley. Wu set the world record in a time of 2:09.72 in Shanghai at China’s National Games in October 1997.Wu first caught attention when she won China’s 1996 Olympic Trials in a world-leading 2:12.87 defeating 1992 Olympic champion Lin Li into second place.