HO Ian Yentou

Hong Kong, China

Swimming

Date of Birth: 25 Apr 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Birth Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 50m Freestyle
	Men's 100m Freestyle

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - Heat 4	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Freestyle - Heat 7	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Year	Location	50Free	100Free	4x100Free M	4x100Free X	4x100Medley M
2019	Gwangju, KOR	H (22.59)	H (50.38)	H (3:23.49)	H (3:32.55)	H (3:48.01)

Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final

Hobbies:

Playing the violin, diving. (Instagram profile, 22 Jun 2021; hk01.com, 29 Jul 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Hong Kong Sport Institute [Hong Kong, CHN]

Coach:

Chen Jianhong [national], CHN

Start:

He took up swimming at age five in Blacksburg, VA, United States of America. (wsls.com, 07 Jul 2021)

Reason:

His mother took him to the swimming pool to gain survival skills. He then discovered other benefits of practising the sport, such as strengthening the body and learning to face challenges. (hk01.com, 29 Jul 2019)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sportsroad.hk, 04 Jul 2021; scmp.com, 20 Jun 2021)

Memorable:

Swimming 50m freestyle in 21.97s at the Hong Kong Sport Institute Long Course Time Trial IV in June 2021 to achieve the Olympic A qualifying standard of 22.01s for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 22 Jun 2021; scmp.com, 20 Jun 2021)

Philosophy:

"Just work hard and shoot for the moon. The worst that could happen is that you land in the stars." (wsls.com, 07 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2020 he put his studies for a master's degree in engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the United States of America on hold to focus on training in Hong Kong, China for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sportsroad.hk, 04 Jul 2021)

Milestones

He became the first swimmer representing Hong Kong, China to swim the 50m freestyle in less than 22 seconds when he clocked 21.97s at the Hong Kong Sport Institute Long Course Time Trial IV in June 2021. (swimswam.com, 20 Jun 2021)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/amph1b_ian/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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