Alex Fong Lik-sun

Biography

Alex Fong Lik-sun is a Hong Kong singer and actor, born on 26 February 1980. He grew up in a swimming-oriented family — his father was an art gallery owner who loved swimming and his grandfather was a distinguished swimmer. He received swimming training from a young age and joined the South China Swimming Club at age nine. He competed internationally at age fifteen representing Hong Kong in Sri Lanka. In 1999, he moved to the United States to study at Germantown Academy and underwent intensive swimming training there. He represented Hong Kong at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, breaking Hong Kong records in the 200m backstroke and 400m individual medley, records that stood for over 21 years. After the Olympics, he joined the entertainment industry in 2000 and signed a recording contract to pursue a career as a singer and actor. He graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 2004 with a degree in economics and business administration. In 2018, he co-founded a swimming school. In 2019, he completed a 45-kilometre charity swim around Hong Kong Island in a record time of 10 hours and 43 minutes, becoming the first locally born Hong Kong person to complete the full distance. In 2025, he won the World Masters Swimming Championships in Singapore in the 200m backstroke for the 45–49 age group. He was named one of Hong Kong's Ten Outstanding Young Persons in 2014.