Stephanie Au

Stephanie Au (歐鎧淳)
	Stephanie Au at the 2009 East Asian Games
Personal information
Full name	Stephanie Au Hoi-Shun
Nationality	Hong Kong Chinese
Born	May 30, 1992; 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
Swimming
Representing Hong Kong
Asian Games
East Asian Games
Summer Universiade

Stephanie Au Hoi-Shun (Chinese: 歐鎧淳; Jyutping: au¹ hoi² seon⁴; born 30 May 1992) is a swimmer from Hong Kong. She is a three-time Olympian, having represented Hong Kong at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 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

"Stephanie Au Selected as Hong Kong's Flag Bearer". Swimming World Magazine. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
"Hoi Shun Stephanie Au". Olympics Fan Guide. ESPN. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
"Hong Kong Long Course Records" (PDF). Hong Kong Records (Provisional). Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
"Hong Kong Short Course Records" (PDF). Hong Kong Records (Provisional). Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
"Records of Inter-School Swimming Championships". Hong Kong Island & Kowloon Secondary Schools Regional Committee. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
Yen, Ruey (31 July 2016). "Rio 2016 Olympic Calympian: Stephanie Au, Women's swimming, Hong Kong". SB Nation. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
"Past Winners". Hong Kong Outstanding Students Awards. Youth Arch Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
"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 Incumbent

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