Camille Cheng
Hong Kong swimmer (born 1993)
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Camille Cheng Lily-mei (Chinese: 鄭莉梅; born 9 May 1993) is a Hong Kong competitive swimmer.
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| Full name | Camille Cheng Lily-mei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 May 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of California, Berkeley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄭莉梅 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑莉梅 | ||||||||||
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She qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and was selected to represent Hong Kong in the women's 50 metre freestyle, 100 metre freestyle, 200 metre freestyle, and 4x100 metre medley relay.[1]
She subsequently represented Hong Kong in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where she competed in the 4 × 100 m medley relay, 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.[2]
In 2024, Cheng represented Hong Kong again in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris where she swam the women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay.[2]
Early life, education and career
Born on 9 May 1993 in Hong Kong to a Taiwanese father Cheng Wong-ping and French mother Catherine. She speaks French, English and Mandarin.[3] She went to French International School until the age of nine, when her family moved to Beijing for her father's engineering job.[4] She attended the International School of Beijing.[3]
She swam for the University of California, Berkeley, team under Olympic coach Teri McKeever and alongside the already Olympian medalist Sara Isaković. She became joint captain in her final year before graduating university with a degree in Psychology. Cheng took Bronze at the Asian Games in 2014. In December 2015, Cheng made an Olympic A time (which guarantees a place) at the United States National Championships in 200 metre freestyle. She became one of three Hong Kong women to have ever made an A time.[4]
In 2020, Cheng qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. In 2024, Cheng qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris where she swam the women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay.[2]
Competition Rankings
Personal bests
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