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{{short description|Singaporean Paralympic swimmer}}
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| name = Yip Pin Xiu<br />{{small|{{post-nominals|list=[[Pingat Jasa Gemilang|PJG]] [[PLY (postnominal)|PLY]]}}}}
| image = 2016 Paralympics Parade of Nations Singapore cr.jpg
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| caption = Yip as the flag bearer for Singapore at the [[2016 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations]]
| full_name = Yip Pin Xiu
| nationality = {{SGP}}
| strokes = Backstroke<br />Freestyle
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| coach = [[Mark Chay]]
| classification = [[S2 (classification)|S2]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|01|10}}
| birth_place = Singapore
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|[[Paralympics]]                                           |7|1|0
|[[World Para Swimming Championships|World Championships]] |4|2|0
|[[Asian Para Games]]                                      |1|0|2
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Paralympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre backstroke S3|50 m backstroke S3]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2016 Summer Paralympics|2016 Rio]] | [[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre backstroke S2|50 m backstroke S2]]}}
{{MedalGold | 2016 Rio | [[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S2|100 m backstroke S2]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2020 Summer Paralympics|2020 Tokyo]] | [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre backstroke|50 m backstroke S2]]}}
{{MedalGold | 2020 Tokyo | [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke|100 m backstroke S2]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2024 Summer Paralympics|2024 Paris]]|[[Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre backstroke S2|50 m backstroke S2]]}}
{{MedalGold|2024 Paris|[[Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S2|100 m backstroke S2]]}}
{{MedalSilver |2008 Beijing | [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S3|50 m freestyle S3]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[World Para Swimming Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2010 IPC Swimming World Championships|2010 Eindhoven]] | [[2010 IPC Swimming World Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke|50 m freestyle S3]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2022 World Para Swimming Championships|2022 Madeira]]|[[2022 World Para Swimming Championships – Women's 100 metre backstroke|100 m backstroke S2]]}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Madeira|[[2022 World Para Swimming Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke|50 m backstroke S2]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2023 World Para Swimming Championships|2023 Manchester]]|[[2023 World Para Swimming Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke|50 m backstroke S2]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2010 IPC Swimming World Championships|2010 Eindhoven]] | [[2010 IPC Swimming World Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke|50 m backstroke S3]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2013 IPC Swimming World Championships|2013 Montreal]] | [[2013 IPC Swimming World Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke|50 m backstroke S3]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Para Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2018 Asian Para Games|2018 Jakarta]] | [[Swimming at the 2018 Asian Para Games|50 m backstroke S4]]}}
{{MedalBronze| 2018 Jakarta | [[Swimming at the 2018 Asian Para Games|50 m freestyle S4]]}}
{{MedalBronze| 2018 Jakarta | [[Swimming at the 2018 Asian Para Games|100 m freestyle S4]]}}
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{{family name hatnote|[[Ye (surname)|Yip]]|lang=Chinese}}

'''Yip Pin Xiu'''{{efn|{{zh|c=叶品秀|p=Yè Pǐnxìu}}}} {{post-nominals|list=[[Pingat Jasa Gemilang|PJG]] [[PLY (postnominal)|PLY]]}} (born 10 January 1992) is a Singaporean [[backstroke]] swimmer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Athlete Biography Yip Pin Xiu|publisher=The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad|url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/BIO/Athlete/3/1203573.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113102756/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/BIO/Athlete/3/1203573.shtml|archive-date=13 November 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=YIP Pin Xiu – Biography|url=http://www.paralympic.org/static/info/montreal/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_MO2013SW@@@@@@@ENG_number=3491.htm|publisher=paralympic.org|access-date=16 August 2013|archive-date=1 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201165350/http://www.paralympic.org/static/info/montreal/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_MO2013SW@@@@@@@ENG_number=3491.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> She is a six-time Paralympic gold medalist and four-time World Champion, with two [[List of IPC world records in swimming – Women's long course|world records]] in the 50 m backstroke S2 and the 100 m backstroke S2. Yip is Singapore's most decorated Paralympian and Southeast Asia's most decorated swimming Paralympian.

Yip has [[Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome]] and competes in the [[Paralympics#Classification|S2 category]] for the physically impaired. Since 2005, she has won medals in international competitions such as the [[World Wheelchair and Amputee Games]], Japan Paralympic Swimming Championships and International German Paralympic Swimming Championships. At the [[2008 Summer Paralympics]], she won a gold medal in the 50&nbsp;metres backstroke and a silver medal in the 50&nbsp;metres [[Freestyle swimming|freestyle]], setting [[List of IPC world records in swimming|world records]] in both events. At the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]], she won a gold medal in the 100&nbsp;metres S2 backstroke, setting a world record for that event, and another for her 50 m split. She retained her gold medals for these two events in [[2020 Summer Paralympics|2020]] and [[2024 Summer Paralympics|2024]] in a historic [[three-peat]].<ref name="threepeat">{{cite web |last1=Mohan |first1=Matthew |title='It's been phenomenal': Singapore's Yip Pin Xiu reflects on Paralympics gold, historic three-peat |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/yip-pin-xiu-team-singapore-paris-paralympics-100m-backstroke-s2-4575691 |website=CNA |access-date=31 August 2024 |language=en |date=30 August 2024}}</ref>

In 2009, Yip was named "Young Woman Achiever of the Year" by local magazine ''[[Her World]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Her World Woman of the Year 2008|url=http://www.sph.com.sg/media_releases/742|publisher=[[Singapore Press Holdings|SPH]]|date=6 March 2009|access-date=29 December 2015|archive-date=16 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816145949/http://www.sph.com.sg/media_releases/742|url-status=live}}</ref> In honour of her feats at the Paralympic Games, she was conferred the [[Pingat Jasa Gemilang]] (Meritorious Service Medal) during the National Day Awards ceremony in 2016. More recently, Yip was crowned Sportswoman of the Year (swimming) at the Singapore Disability Sports Awards 2022. This was her third time earning this honour, having won the same award in 2019 and 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Auto |first=Hermes |date=6 July 2022 |title=Para-sports: Swimmers Yip Pin Xiu, Toh Wei Soong claim top honours at S'pore Disability Sports Awards {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/para-sports-swimmers-yip-pin-xiu-toh-wei-soong-claim-top-honours-at-spore-disability-sports-awards |access-date=28 February 2023 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref> Her achievements have contributed to the widespread recognition of disabled athletes in the Singaporean public sphere.

==Early life and education==
Yip Pin Xiu was born in Singapore on 10 January 1992, being the youngest of three children in her family.<ref name="stroke"/>

At birth, Yip had [[Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease]] but her symptoms only appeared when she was two years old. Due to her aunt witnessing her unable to extend and rotate her ankles, her family brought her to a doctor and was initially diagnosed as [[muscular dystrophy]].<ref name="donald">[http://www.mcdonalds.com.sg/mck/Yip_Pin_Xiu(2008).pdf Profile – Yip Pin Xiu], [[McDonald's]] Singapore, retrieved 18 December 2008. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806112849/https://www.mcdonalds.com.sg/mck/Yip_Pin_Xiu(2008).pdf |date=6 August 2009}}</ref> When Yip was five, she started swimming to improve her health and strengthen her muscles;<ref name="stroke">Mindy Tan, "[http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/printfriendly/0,4139,176695,00.html She misses gold with a stroke] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206031135/http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/printfriendly/0%2C4139%2C176695%2C00.html |date=6 December 2008 }}", ''The New Paper'', 15 September 2008.</ref> nevertheless, by the age of thirteen, she had lost her ability to walk and had to use a wheelchair.<ref name="thewonder">"The wonder of Pin Xiu", ''[[Today (Singapore newspaper)|TODAY]]'', 7 June 2008.</ref><ref name="like">Sim Chi Yin, "I like the way I am now", ''The Straits Times'', 17 September 2008.</ref>

As a student, Yip first studied in [[Ai Tong Primary School]] at [[Bishan, Singapore|Bishan]] and Bendemeer Secondary School,<ref name="stroke"/> before she graduated from [[Republic Polytechnic]] in [[Woodlands, Singapore|Woodlands]] as back-up valedictorian and, as of 2017, Yip graduated from [[Singapore Management University]] in [[Bras Basah]] with a [[Bachelor of Social Science]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming: Graduate Yip can now train full time|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/graduate-yip-can-now-train-full-time|work=[[The Straits Times]]|date=15 July 2018|access-date=12 October 2018|archive-date=14 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014091533/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/graduate-yip-can-now-train-full-time|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Swimming career ==

=== Early years ===
Yip started swimming competitively when she was twelve years old.<ref name="thewonder"/> After losing her ability to kick, Yip switched from the [[front crawl]] to the [[backstroke]] and was reclassified from the S5 to the S2 category (lower numbers indicate more severe disabilities).<ref name="like"/> Her previous coach was former Singaporean Olympic swimmer [[Ang Peng Siong]],<ref name="like"/> while fellow Paralympic swimmer [[Theresa Goh]] is her close friend and role model.<ref name="thewonder"/> Besides swimming, Yip has participated in events to raise awareness of disabled sports, such as the Interschool Swimming Meets and Sengkang Primary School Track and Field Meet 2007.<ref name="donald"/>

After successes in national championships, Yip participated in the Asia Paralympics Swimming Championship 2005, winning two gold medals.<ref name="donald"/> Her first international competition was the World Wheelchair and Amputee Games 2005, where she won two gold medals and a bronze.<ref name="donald"/> She then received four gold medals at the DSE Long Course Swimming Championships in 2006.<ref name="donald"/> In 2007, she won three gold medals at the Japan Paralympic Swimming Championships and four gold medals at the World Wheelchair and Amputee Games.<ref name="donald"/>

=== 2008 Asian Paralympics ===
At the 4th [[ASEAN Para Games]], Yip finished first in the women's 150&nbsp;metres individual [[medley swimming|medley]], clocking 4&nbsp;minutes 56.34&nbsp;seconds.<ref name="smash">Wang Meng Meng, "Yip smashes two world records for the disabled", ''[[The Straits Times]]'', 28 May 2008.</ref> She set a world record time of 1&nbsp;minute 00.80&nbsp;seconds in the 50&nbsp;metres backstroke at the US Paralympic swimming trials.<ref name="thewonder"/> The 22nd International German Paralympic Swimming Championships saw her set a world record of 2&nbsp;minutes 10.09&nbsp;seconds in the 100&nbsp;metres backstroke heats; in the finals, she was awarded the gold medal with a time of 2&nbsp;minutes 08.09&nbsp;seconds, bettering her own world record.<ref name="smash"/>

=== 2008 Summer Paralympics ===
[[File:LaurentiaTan-20080920.jpg|thumb|upright|Yip with fellow Singaporean Paralympians after the 2008 games]]
Yip started her 2008 Summer [[Paralympic Games]] campaign by breaking another world record, clocking 57.04&nbsp;seconds in the women's 50&nbsp;metres freestyle heats.<ref name="stroke"/> However, she was narrowly beaten by Mexican swimmer [[Patricia Valle]] in the finals, clinching a silver medal with a time of 57.43&nbsp;seconds.<ref name="stroke"/> In the women's 50&nbsp;metres backstroke heats, she posted a time of 57.92&nbsp;seconds, taking two seconds off her own world record.<ref name="golden">"Swimmer Yip Pin Xiu is Singapore's golden girl", Channel NewsAsia, 16 September 2008.</ref> She then swam the women's 50&nbsp;metres backstroke finals in a time of 58.75&nbsp;seconds to win the gold medal.<ref name="golden"/> After she returned to Singapore, the president conferred Yip a state medal, the Meritorious Service Medal.<ref name="wondergals">{{Cite web |title=Paralympian wonder girls |url=https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Sports/Story/A1Story20080922-89177.html |access-date=9 November 2022 |website=www.asiaone.com}}</ref>

The success of Yip and [[Laurentia Tan]], who won two bronze medals in [[equestrianism|equestrian]] events,<ref name="golden"/><ref name="wondergals"/> sparked public debate about the treatment and recognition of disabled athletes in Singapore.<ref name="unequal">Jeremy Auyong, "Unequal rewards can be made fairer", ''The Straits Times'', 19 September 2008.</ref> Letters to ''[[The Straits Times]]'' criticised the poor coverage of the Paralympics.<ref name="unequal"/> Many Singaporeans also commented about the disparity of the cash awards handed out by the government:<ref name="unequal"/> In 2008, it was [[Singapore dollar|S$]]1,000,000 for an Olympic gold and S$100,000 for a Paralympic gold.<ref name="more">Jeanette Wang, "[http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Sport/Story/STIStory_305474.html More for medalists] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202235042/http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Sport/Story/STIStory_305474.html |date=2 December 2009 }}", ''The Straits Times'', 22 November 2008.</ref><ref name="support">Tan Yo-Hinn, "[http://www.todayonline.com/articles/276353.asp Paralympic hopefuls in line for more support] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928150530/http://www.todayonline.com/articles/276353.asp |date= 28 September 2008 }}", ''TODAY'', 17 September 2008.</ref> When the issues were raised in Parliament, MCYS [[parliamentary secretary]] [[Teo Ser Luck]] promised to study plans to give disabled athletes greater support and to include them in sporting programmes such as Project 0812, a training programme for top Singaporean sportspeople.<ref name="support"/> Two months later, the cash rewards for Paralympic medals were doubled to S$200,000 and funding for the Singapore National Paralympic Council (SNPC) was increased.<ref name="more"/>

=== 2015 Asian Paralympics ===
At the [[8th ASEAN Para Games]] in 2015, Yip was the torch lighter with Tay Wei Ming and Gan Kai Hong Aloysius.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grit, determination take spotlight as Para Games kick off|url=https://www.todayonline.com/sports/grit-determination-take-spotlight-para-games-kick|work=[[Today (Singapore newspaper)|Today]]|date=4 December 2015|access-date=14 October 2018|archive-date=14 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014091531/https://www.todayonline.com/sports/grit-determination-take-spotlight-para-games-kick|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2016 Summer Paralympics ===
Yip participated in the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]]. On 10 September 2016, Yip swam in the finals of the 100 m backstroke, S2 class; her time of 2:07.09 was a new S2 world record, earning her a Paralympic gold medal. Her 59.38 split for the first 50 m of the race was also a new S2 world record; in both cases she overwrote her own world leading times. Her medal was Singapore's first at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yip Pin Xiu sets two world records in gold-medal swim at Paralympics|url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/yip-pin-xiu-sets-two-world-records-gold-medal-swim-paralympics|work=[[Today (Singapore newspaper)|Today]]|date=10 September 2016|access-date=10 September 2016|archive-date=11 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911043328/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/yip-pin-xiu-sets-two-world-records-gold-medal-swim-paralympics|url-status=live}}</ref> On 16 September, Yip won her (and Singapore's) second gold medal of the 2016 Games, this time in the 50 m backstroke finals, S2 class with a time of 1:00.33.<ref>{{cite web|title=Paralympics: Yip Pin Xiu clinches Singapore's 2nd gold medal|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/paralympics-yip-pin-xiu-clinches-singapore-s-2nd-gold-medal/3131038.html|publisher=[[Channel News Asia]]|access-date=16 September 2016|archive-date=19 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919095833/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/paralympics-yip-pin-xiu-clinches-singapore-s-2nd-gold-medal/3131038.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2018 Asian Paralympics ===
Yip also participated in the [[2018 Asian Para Games]], and won one gold medal and two bronze medals in total. On 8 October, she won her first gold medal for the 50 m backstroke,<ref>{{cite web|title=Yip Pin Xiu clinches Singapore's second swimming gold at 2018 Asian Para Games|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/singapore-s-yip-pin-xiu-clinches-second-swimming-gold-at-2018-10804788|work=[[Channel NewsAsia]]|date=8 October 2018|access-date=14 October 2018|archive-date=14 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014091548/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/singapore-s-yip-pin-xiu-clinches-second-swimming-gold-at-2018-10804788|url-status=live}}</ref> S1-4 class, and on 9 October, her first bronze medal for the 100 m freestyle, S1-4 class event. On 12 October, she won her second bronze medal on the 50 m freestyle, S1-4 class event with a time of 1:04.68, behind Peng Qiuping of China and Gabidullina Zulfiya of Kazakhstan, with times of 43.48s and 45.51s, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming: Yip Pin Xiu wins bronze in women's 50m freestyle S4 for third Asian Para Games medal|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/swimming-yip-pin-xiu-wins-bronze-in-womens-50m-freestyle-s4-1-4-for-second-asian-para-games|work=[[The Straits Times]]|date=12 October 2018|access-date=12 October 2018|archive-date=12 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012125744/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/swimming-yip-pin-xiu-wins-bronze-in-womens-50m-freestyle-s4-1-4-for-second-asian-para-games|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2020 Summer Paralympics ===
Yip participated in the [[2020 Tokyo Paralympics]]. She won two gold medals, the women's 100m backstroke S2<ref>{{cite web|title=Paralympics: Swimmer Yip Pin Xiu wins 100m backstroke (S2) for S'pore's first gold in Tokyo|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/paralympics-swimmer-yip-pin-xiu-wins-100m-backstroke-s2-for-spores-first-gold-in-tokyo|work=[[The Straits Times]]|date=25 August 2021|access-date=25 August 2021|archive-date=25 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825115540/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/paralympics-swimmer-yip-pin-xiu-wins-100m-backstroke-s2-for-spores-first-gold-in-tokyo|url-status=live}}</ref> and the women's 50m backstroke S2.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tokyo Paralympics: Yip Pin Xiu wins gold in women's 50m backstroke S2 event|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/yip-pin-xiu-gold-tokyo-paralympics-swimming-50m-backstroke-s2-2151911|work=[[Channel NewsAsia]]|date=2 September 2021|access-date=2 September 2021|archive-date=2 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902102000/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/yip-pin-xiu-gold-tokyo-paralympics-swimming-50m-backstroke-s2-2151911|url-status=live}}</ref> She subsequently received S$400,000 by the SNPC; S$200,000 for each gold medal. Her cash incentives was doubled to S$800,000 after she was sponsored by Singapore's [[DBS Bank]] and the Tote Board.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leo |first1=Lakeisha |title=Para-athletes cash incentive scheme doubled, Yip Pin Xiu gets S$800,000 for two gold medals at Tokyo Paralympics |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/yip-pin-xiu-tokyo-paralympics-gold-medal-awards-snpc-dbs-bank-2248961 |website=CNA |access-date=31 August 2024 |language=en |date=16 October 2021}}</ref>

=== 2023 Para Swimming World Series ===
During the Para Swimming World Series Australia 2023, Yip clinched the gold medal in the Women's 100m backstroke multi-class event. She later also bagged her second gold medal in the Women's 50m backstroke on the final day of the competition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=cue |date=19 February 2023 |title=Swimming: S'pore finish Para World Series Australia with three golds, four bronzes {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/swimming-s-pore-finish-para-world-series-australia-with-three-golds-four-bronzes |access-date=28 February 2023 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== 2024 Summer Paralympics ===
In 2022, the SNPC announced that the cash reward for a gold medal in the [[2024 Summer Paralympics|2024 Paris Paralympics]] will be further increased to S$500,000.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cheng |first1=Ian |title=Para-athletes to receive higher cash rewards for medal wins at major Games |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/para-athlete-cash-rewards-enhanced-athletes-achievement-awards-snpc-2786626 |website=CNA |access-date=31 August 2024 |language=en |date=2 July 2022}}</ref> Yip participated in the Games and achieved a historic three-peat by winning the gold medal once more in the women's 100m backstroke S2 event.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mohan |first1=Matthew |title=Paris Paralympics: Singapore's Yip Pin Xiu wins gold in 100m backstroke S2 event |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/yip-pin-xiu-team-singapore-paris-paralympics-swimming-4575581 |website=CNA |access-date=31 August 2024 |language=en |date=30 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="threepeat"/>

== Political career ==
On 17 September 2018, Yip became a [[Nominated Member of Parliament]] (NMP) to the Singapore Parliament.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/nine-new-nominated-mps-chosen-to-join-parliament|title=9 new Nominated MPs chosen to join Parliament|last=Yahya|first=Yasmine|date=17 September 2018|work=The Straits Times|access-date=19 September 2018|language=en|archive-date=26 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526105909/https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/nine-new-nominated-mps-chosen-to-join-parliament|url-status=live}}</ref> She was sworn into Parliament on 1 October 2018. Her term lasted approximately two years, serving until 23 June 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=Parliament: New Nominated MPs sworn in, attend first Parliament sitting|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/new-nominated-mps-sworn-in-attend-first-parliament-sitting|work=[[The Straits Times]]|date=1 October 2018|access-date=12 October 2018|archive-date=14 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714175355/https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/new-nominated-mps-sworn-in-attend-first-parliament-sitting|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Post swimming career ==
Yip is currently serving on the Athlete Committee of the [[World Anti-Doping Agency]] as of 1 January 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=5 minutes with ... Pin Xiu Yip |url=https://www.wada-ama.org/en/news/5-minutes-pin-xiu-yip |website=World Anti Doping Agency |access-date=31 August 2024 |language=en |date=16 May 2022}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
In February 2022, Yip was awarded the President's Award for Inspiring Achievement in recognition of her contributions to sports and community work.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last1=Begum |first1=Yasmin |date=11 February 2022 |title=Yip Pin Xiu receives inaugural President's Award for Inspiring Achievement |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/yip-pin-xiu-receives-inaugural-presidents-award-inspiring-achievement-2491886 |access-date=28 February 2022 |website=CNA |language=en}}</ref>

Her coach is ex-Olympian [[Mark Chay]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/burgers-for-yip-before-beefing-up |title=Swimming: Yip Pin Xiu celebrates two world titles by having dinner at Shake Shack, Sport News & Top Stories – The Straits Times<!-- Bot generated title --> |newspaper=The Straits Times |date=15 September 2019 |access-date=28 April 2020 |archive-date=10 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410220357/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/burgers-for-yip-before-beefing-up |url-status=live |last1=Chia |first1=Nicole }}</ref>

==Honours==
*[[File:Pingat Jasa Gemilang ribbon (from 1996).png|50px]] [[Pingat Jasa Gemilang]] (Meritorious Service Medal)

==See also==
*[[Singapore at the Paralympics]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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== External links ==
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