Siri Arun Budcharern (born 12 January 2002) is a freestyle swimmer from Laos. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Women's 50 m freestyle and finished 76th with a time of 32.55 seconds. She did not advance to the semifinals, which required a top 16 finish in the heats.
Leading up to the Games, Budcharern trained in a 25 m public pool in Vientiane, half the length of an Olympic-sized venue. She had to share the pool with children taking swimming lessons while the pool deck was often covered with beer bottles from parties.Channel NewsAsia - Kids, beer bottles and a public pool: How Laos teen swimmer trains for RioYahoo News - Kids, beer bottles and a public pool - how Laos swimmer, 14, trains for Rio
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