 She emerged fifth at the women's 100 metres butterfly finals with a time of 57.99 seconds.Tao Li was born on 10 January 1990 in Wuhan, Hubei, in the People's Republic of China, the only child of Tao Ran and his wife Li Yan, who were both former provincial swimmers in their youths, and later took on careers as swim coaches.Her early years were spent in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province.