Yvette Kong Class: Sophomore Hometown: Hong Kong, China High School: Laurel Springs HS (Ojai, Calif.) Height: 5-9 Event: Breaststroke Birthdate: 01/18/1993 Experience: 1V

CAL SUCCESS
• Finished 19th in the 100-yard breaststroke at the 2012 NCAA Championships with a time of 1:00.34.
• Placed 46th in the 200 breaststroke at 2012 NCAAs with a time of 2:14.20.
• Took 10th in the 100 breaststroke at the 2012 Pac-12 Championships with a time of 1:01.35.
• Placed 16th in the 200 breaststroke at 2012 Pac-12s with a time of 2:16.89.
• Finished 37th in the 200 IM at 2012 Pac-12s with a time of 2:06.60.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB SUCCESS
• Named the HKBOC Bauhinia Bowl Outstanding Female Swimmer of the Year (2006-07, 2008-09).

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS
• Ranked 22nd in the world in the short-course 100-meter breaststroke during the 2009-10 season.
• In the 2009 East Asian Games, won a silver medal in the 800-meter freestyle relay with Hong Kong teammates Stephanie Au, a current Cal teammate, and Hannah Wilson, a former Bear.
• Took bronze in the 100-meter breaststroke in the 2009 Asian Swimming Championships.
• As of Sept. 14, 2011, held all Hong Kong women's long-course and short-course breaststroke records.

PERSONAL
• Undeclared major.
• Parents are Vivian Chu and Stephen Kong.
• Born on Jan. 18, 1993, in Toronto, Canada.