Who is that?

Hello!

So here I am, finally starting a blog like I said I would on my Instagram. Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cai Lin and I'm from Malaysia. I've been a national swimmer since 2003 and have represented the country in various competitions starting from SEA Games to The Olympics.


I started going for swimming classes at the age of 3, training at 5 and my first competition at 7. I never liked swimming because I always finished last in my races. I only started winning when I was 11 years old and that's when my passion for swimming grew. Swimming became my priority and I told myself that I wanted to go to The Olympics even before I knew how big The Olympics actually was.

The reason why I started this blog is so I can share my story about how I've been living with scoliosis since I was 8 or 9 years old. What it's like swimming competitively with scoliosis, dealing with pain, getting made fun of and so on. I will also be writing about my scoliosis operation that I'll be going for in May.

Hope you will enjoy reading my blog! Please do leave any questions/comments in the box below if you have any. :)

<3
Cai Lin K

Yup. That's me!




Comments

  1. Anonymous28 March 2017 at 19:45

    You are a beautiful lady and I will pray for every success in your surgery. You may not know me but I am your cousin from Pennsylvania. I have lived in US for 40 years now and your grandmother had stayed in my house when I was a teen.
    Please keep us posted and stay strong.

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  2. Anonymous29 March 2017 at 03:35

    And sending you lots of good wishes and thoughts from Sydney , Derby (Uk) and London, too . You will be inspiring a whole generation, Cai Lin.x

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