The Most Famous
SWIMMERS from Hong Kong
Top 6
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 ( shə-VAWN HAW-hee; Chinese: 何詩蓓; Cantonese pronunciation: [hɔ˩ si˥ pʰuj˩]; born 31 October 1997) is a Hong Kong-Irish 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 later became the only Hong Kong athlete to win four Olympic medals after winning bronze in the women's 200-metre freestyle and the women's 100-metre freestyle at the Paris 2024 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 two golds, one silver, and three bronzes. 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 champion. She has registered 24 Hong Kong records and 6 Asian records in her career, and in total she has broken Hong Kong and Asian records for 99 times and 23 times respectively. She represented 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.
3. Stephanie Au (b. 1992)
With an HPI of 0.00, Stephanie Au is the 3rd most famous Chinese Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into different languages.
Stephanie Au Hoi-shun (Chinese: 歐鎧淳; Jyutping: au1 hoi2 seon4; born 30 May 1992) is a Hong Kong competitive swimmer. She is a four-time Olympian, having represented Hong Kong at the 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. She also represented Hong Kong in five editions of FINA World Aquatics Championships (2013, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2023) and FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) (2008, 2014, 2018, 2021, 2022) respectively. Au is the holder of 18 Hong Kong national records, plus former record holder in 8 other events. Currently she holds long course records in the 800 m freestyle, 50m, 100m backstroke, short course records in 800 m and 1500 m freestyle, 50m, 100, 200m backstroke, together with all long course and short course women's relay records (4×100 m medley, 4×100 m freestyle and 4×200 m freestyle relay). She studied at Sacred Heart Canossian College., and swam for the University of California, Berkeley, from which she graduated with a degree in environmental economics and policy in 2014. She is also a winner of the 24th Hong Kong Outstanding Students Awards. She represented Hong Kong at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
4. Jamie Yeung (b. 1997)
With an HPI of 0.00, Jamie Yeung is the 4th most famous Chinese Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into different languages.
Jamie Yeung Zhen-mei (Chinese: 楊珍美; pinyin: Yáng Zhēnměi; born 8 July 1997) is a Hong Kong competitive swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. In 2020, She competed in the women's 4×100 metre medley relay during the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.
5. Tam Hoi Lam (b. 1998)
With an HPI of 0.00, Tam Hoi Lam is the 5th most famous Chinese Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into different languages.
Tam Hoi Lam (born 21 April 1998) is a Hong Kong female swimmer and a Hong Kong national record holder in swimming. She represented Hong Kong at the Asian Games in 2014, winning a bronze medal in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay and also claimed a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay during the 2018 Asian Games. Tam Hoi Lam jointly with Stephanie Au, Chan Kin Lok and Sze Hang Yu set the national record in the women's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay event at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games when the trio claimed silver medal in the women's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay
6. Ho_Nam_Wai (b. 2002)
With an HPI of 0.00, Ho_Nam_Wai is the 6th most famous Chinese Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into different languages.
Tinky Ho Nam Wai (born 30 April 2002) is a Hong Kong swimmer that participated in the 2021 Tokyo olympics. She competed in the 800 metre and 1500 metre freestyle event at both 2017 and 2019 World Aquatics Championships, finishing 31st and 20th in 2017, and 30th and 25th in 2019 respectively. She also competed in 2018 Hangzhou and 2022 Melbourne short course world championships.
People
Pantheon has 6 people classified as Chinese swimmers born between 1992 and 2002. Of these 6, 5 (83.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Chinese swimmers include Siobhán Haughey, Stephanie Au, and Jamie Yeung. The most famous deceased Chinese swimmers include Kenneth To. As of April 2024, 5 new Chinese swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Kenneth To, Stephanie Au, and Jamie Yeung.
Living Chinese Swimmers
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Siobhán Haughey
1997 - Present
HPI: 31.55
Stephanie Au
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Jamie Yeung
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Tam Hoi Lam
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Ho_Nam_Wai
2002 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Deceased Chinese Swimmers
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Go to all RankingsKenneth To
1992 - 2019
HPI: 24.87
Stephanie Au
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Jamie Yeung
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Tam Hoi Lam
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Ho_Nam_Wai
2002 - Present
HPI: 0.00
