Stephanie Au

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Au. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Stephanie Au and the Chinese-style name is Au Hoi-shun.

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.^[1][2] 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.

Stephanie Au
歐鎧淳

Stephanie Au at the 2009 East Asian Games
Personal information
Full name	Stephanie Au Hoi-shun
National team	Hong Kong
Born	(1992-05-30) 30 May 1992 (age 32) 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
Medal record Swimming Representing  Hong Kong Asian Games 2018 Jakarta 4×100 m medley 2010 Guangzhou 4×100 m freestyle 2014 Incheon 4×100 m medley 2014 Incheon 4×100 m freestyle 2014 Incheon 4×200 m freestyle 2018 Jakarta 4×100 m freestyle 2022 Hangzhou 4×100 m medley 2022 Hangzhou 4×100 m freestyle East Asian Games 2009 Hong Kong 4×100 m freestyle 2013 Tianjin 50m Backstroke 2009 Hong Kong 4×200 m freestyle 2009 Hong Kong 200 m freestyle 2009 Hong Kong 400 m freestyle 2013 Tianjin 4×100 m medley 2013 Tianjin 4×100 m freestyle 2013 Tianjin 4×200 m freestyle Summer Universiade 2015 Gwangju 50 m backstroke

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).^[3][4]

She studied at Sacred Heart Canossian College.,^[5] and 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 represented Hong Kong at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[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. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. 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. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. 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.

External links

• Stephanie Au at World Aquatics
• Stephanie Au at Olympedia

Olympic Games
Preceded by Lee Wai Sze	Flagbearer for  Hong Kong Rio de Janeiro 2016	Succeeded by Ying Suet Tse Cheung Ka Long