Matthew Kwok
Hong Kong swimmer (born 1979)
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Matthew Kwok Hon-ming (also Kwok Hon-ming, Chinese: 郭漢明; pinyin: Guō Hànmíng; Jyutping: gwok3 hon3 ming4; born April 18, 1979) is a Hong Kong former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] He is a single-time Olympian (2000), and a member of the University of Hawaiʻi swimming and diving team under head coach Sam Freas.[2] He also holds numerous Hong Kong records in the 100 m breaststroke, and retains a dual resident status to compete internationally for his father's homeland. Kwok is also a younger brother of Olympic swimmer and Asian Games bronze medalist Mark Kwok.
Hong Kong| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Kwok Hon-ming |
| National team | Hong Kong |
| Born | 18 April 1979 Laguna Hills, California, U.S. |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| College team | University of Hawaiʻi (U.S.) |
| Coach | Sam Freas (U.S.) |
Kwok competed only in the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He posted a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:05.29 from the Hong Kong Long Course Championships.[3][4] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including Namibia's three-time Olympian Jorg Lindemeier. He posted a lifetime best of 1:05.28 to pick up a fifth seed by three hundredths of a second (0.03) behind Lindemeier. Kwok failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fiftieth overall on the first day of prelims.[4][5][6]
