The Most Famous
SWIMMERS from Hong Kong
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Chinese Swimmers of all time. This list of famous Chinese Swimmers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Siobhán Haughey (b. 1997)
With an HPI of 31.55, Siobhán Haughey is the most famous Chinese Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into 22 different languages on wikipedia.
Siobhán Bernadette Haughey, SBS, ( shə-VAWN HAW-hee; Chinese: 何詩蓓; Jyutping: ho4 si1 pui4; Cantonese pronunciation: [hɔː˩ siː˥ pʰuːi˩]; born 31 October 1997) is a Hong Kong competitive swimmer. She became the first Hong Kong swimmer to win an Olympic medal and the first Hong Kong athlete to win two Olympic medals in any sport, after winning silver in the women's 200-metre freestyle and women's 100-metre freestyle during the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. She also won the first swimming gold for Hong Kong in 2022 Asian Games, and became the most decorated Hong Kong athlete of all time in one single edition of Asian Games with 2 Golds, 1 Silver and 3 bronze. Haughey is Hong Kong’s first World Record holding swimmer after breaking the 200-metre freestyle record at the 2021 World Short Course Championships, as well as the first ever Short Course World and Junior World's champion. She has registered 25 Hong Kong records and 6 Asian records in her career (currently holding 25 and 5 records), and in total she has broken HK and Asian records for 97 times and 23 times respectively. She represents Energy Standard in the International Swimming League.
2. Kenneth To (1992 - 2019)
With an HPI of 24.87, Kenneth To is the 2nd most famous Chinese Swimmer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Kenneth King-him To (7 July 1992 – 19 March 2019) was a Hong Kong Australian swimmer who practised individual medley, freestyle, butterfly and breaststroke. He won 6 medals at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, was the male overall winner of the 2012 FINA Swimming World Cup and was a World Championships silver medallist. He was the holder of 16 Hong Kong national swimming records.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Chinese swimmers born between 1992 and 1997. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Chinese swimmers include Siobhán Haughey. The most famous deceased Chinese swimmers include Kenneth To. As of April 2024, 1 new Chinese swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Kenneth To.
