Stephanie Au

Stephanie Au (歐鎧淳)

Stephanie Au at the 2009 East Asian Games
Personal information
Full name Stephanie Au Hoi-Shun
Nationality  Hong Kong
Born (1992-05-30) May 30, 1992
Hong Kong
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 56.5 kg (125 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke Freestyle
College team University of California, Berkeley
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Au.

Stephanie Au Hoi-Shun (Chinese: 歐鎧淳; Jyutping: au1 hoi2 seon4; born 30 May 1992) is a swimmer from Hong Kong. She is a three-time Olympian, having represented Hong Kong at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2] She is the holder of Hong Kong national long course records in the 200 m, 400 m, 800 m and 1500 m freestyle as well as 4×100 m medley relay, together with short course records in 400 m, 800 m and 1500 m freestyle, 4×100 m medley relay, and 4×100 m freestyle relay.[3][4] She studied at Sacred Heart Canossian College.[5] She swam for the University of California, Berkeley, from which she graduated with a degree in environmental economics and policy in 2014.[6] She is also a winner of the 24th Hong Kong Outstanding Students Awards.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Stephanie Au Selected as Hong Kong's Flag Bearer". Swimming World Magazine. July 13, 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Hoi Shun Stephanie Au". Olympics Fan Guide. ESPN. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "Hong Kong Long Course Records" (PDF). Hong Kong Records (Provisional). Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  4. ↑ "Hong Kong Short Course Records" (PDF). Hong Kong Records (Provisional). Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "Records of Inter-School Swimming Championships". Hong Kong Island & Kowloon Secondary Schools Regional Committee. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  6. ↑ Yen, Ruey (July 31, 2016). "Rio 2016 Olympic Calympian: Stephanie Au, Women's swimming, Hong Kong". SB Nation. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Past Winners". Hong Kong Outstanding Students Awards. Youth Arch Foundation. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Lee Wai Sze		 Flagbearer for  Hong Kong
Rio de Janeiro 2016 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/16/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.