Stephanie Au

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Stephanie Au
歐鎧淳
Stephanie Au at Hong Kong East Asian Games (cropped).jpg
Stephanie Au at the 2009 East Asian Games
Personal information
Full nameStephanie Au Hoi-shun
National team Hong Kong
Born (1992-05-30) 30 May 1992 (age 29)
Hong Kong
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight56.5 kg (125 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, freestyle
College teamUniversity of California, Berkeley

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 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2] She is the holder of Hong Kong national long course records in the 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]

She has qualified to represent Hong Kong at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Stephanie Au Selected as Hong Kong's Flag Bearer". Swimming World Magazine. 13 July 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 (31 July 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 21 July 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  8. ^ "After Hong Kong airport protest chaos, Stephanie Au qualifies for Olympics". South China Morning Post. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Lee Wai Sze
Flagbearer for  Hong Kong
Rio de Janeiro 2016
Succeeded by
Ying Suet Tse Cheung Ka Long


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