Stephanie Au Hoi-shun

Biography

Stephanie Au Hoi-shun is a Hong Kong artistic swimmer, known as "the Jolin Tsai of swimming". She holds 13 Hong Kong swimming records. She has represented Hong Kong in numerous international competitions, participating in five Summer Olympics and five World Swimming Championships. She specializes in the 100-meter backstroke. She studied at Canossa Saint Heart Primary School and Canossa Saint Heart Secondary School. She competed in the Asian Junior Swimming Championships, winning gold, silver, and bronze medals. She scored 23 in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination. She studied at the University of California, Berkeley, representing the university in NCAA college competitions and helping the team win two college championships. Her main coach was Zhang Diyong. She started her career in long-distance swimming at the age of 13, breaking a record in the 1500-meter freestyle. She won multiple gold medals at the Indoor Asian Games and a silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke and bronze in the 50-meter backstroke.