LSU Gold
Position
Freestyle/Backstroke
Height
5'9
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Hsinchu, Taiwan
High School
National Hsinchu Commercial Vocational HS
Experience
HS

Liao’s Top Times – Freestyle/Backstroke

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended the National Hsinchu Commercial Vocational High School in her hometown of Hsinchu, Taiwan… As a freshman in high school, she was selected as a “National Outstanding Young Swimmer” and qualified to compete in the 2022 World Cup… As a representative of Chinese Taipei in the Asian age group competition, she broke the national record in the 50-meter backstroke in March 2024… During her junior year at the National High School Games, she broke all the records in the events she competed in

PERSONAL
Full name is Yu-Fei Liao and goes by “Jessie”… Born on Dec. 1, 2005… When arriving to LSU, she planned to pursue her degree in the Kinesiology major… Her parents’ names are Wen Yi Liao and Hao Tsuen Liao; she has one sibling – a brother named Chin Te Liao… An interesting fact about her is she enjoys watching Korean dramas on TV… Her older brother was also a swimmer until he graduated from high school, and now he plays basketball at his college… Chose LSU because “I am really interested in the academic and swimming program. And I felt very comfortable interacting with the coaches!”

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