Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/04/22
By: Lung Po-an and Chi Jo-yao

Cho Cheng-chi (卓承齊, back, third right) / Photo courtesy of Liu Yao-chang (劉曜彰)

Taipei, April 22 (CNA) A young Taiwanese swimmer won a silver and bronze medal at the 9th Asian Open Water Swimming Championship and aims to become the first person to represent Taiwan in both the Olympic pool and open-water events in 2020.

Cho Cheng-chi (卓承齊), 20, claimed third place in the men’s 5km open water swim on Friday and won silver in the 10km open water event Sunday at the tournament held in Kuwait.

Competing first as a pool swimmer and representing Taiwan at the 18th Asian Games last year, Cho said he started swimming in open water events four years ago.

“Swimming in open water is quite interesting,” Cho told CNA. “You compete with other swimmers but also need to fight against the waves.”    [FULL  STORY]