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Given Hong Kong’s location it is hardly surprising swimming is a popular pastime in the city, and success on the world stage has followed in recent years. Double Olympic silver medallist and short course world-record holder Siobhan Haughey is the best of Hong Kong’s athletes in the pool.
Yu Zidi's winning time in the 400m individual medley was the eighth fastest in history and the second fastest in the world this season. Photo: Xinhua
Yu Zidi

Chinese teen sensation Yu Zidi steals headlines again at national swimming meet

The 13-year-old Hebei native swims five personal-best times as she wins three gold medals in Hangzhou.

Asian Games 2026

Sun Yang stars as Zhejiang duo break records at Chinese swimming championships

Siobhan Haughey

Hong Kong star Siobhan Haughey wraps up Mare Nostrum Swim Tour with gold, silver

Guo Jingjing

Japan bans photos at beach volleyball over voyeurism; China swimsuit mum could sue

Women’s safety behind Japanese decision while woman who suffered wardrobe malfunction in Shanghai wants dissemination of her photos stopped.

The Japan Volleyball Association announced a ban on all recording devices after an incident at the Nagoya Hekinan round of the Japan Beach Volleyball Tour last weekend. Photo: Handout
Triathlon

China event slammed after displaying photos of swimmer’s wardrobe malfunction

The images were on an official public platform for the race in Shanghai that had more than 10,000 active viewers at the time.

Doping in sport

Enhanced Games: Gkolomeev ‘beats’ 50m freestyle world record at drug-fuelled contest

All other competitors fall short at event with performance-enhancing substances backed by billionaire Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jnr.

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Ariarne Titmus

Exclusive | Ariarne Titmus: Olympic champion on retiring at 25 and Siobhan Haughey

Australian superstar swimmer reflects on ‘defining point in my life’, fearless work ethic and ‘eating pressure for breakfast’.

Ariarne Titmus having fun during a Laureus visit to Renaissance College in Ma On Shan. Photo: Laureus

Hong Kong Olympian Camille Cheng having fun again after injury took mental toll

Swimmer rediscovering childhood joy of the pool following nearly two years out of action and surgery to repair her right knee.

Siobhan Haughey

Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey swims fastest 200m freestyle in 2 years in Norway

Olympic medallist wins Bergen Swim Festival race in meet record a week after four-gold haul in Sweden as she builds up for Asian Games.

Quan Hongchan

Olympic diving champion Quan says she is victim of cyberbullying over her body

The 19-year-old says she does not normally share her issues to avoid ‘troubling others’ or spreading negative energy.

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Olympic champion diver Quan Hongchan has revealed she is a victim of cyberbullying over her physique. Photo: Xinhua
Asian Games 2026

Hong Kong star Haughey to use ‘race as training’ approach in Asian Games build-up

The 28-year-old Olympic medallist says she has been using the new method since returning from injury about six months ago.

Siobhan Haughey credits her form since returning from injury in September to the shift in her training philosophy. Photo: Karma Lo
World Aquatics

Swimmer McEvoy says ‘zero dollars’ for new world record at China Open ‘ludicrous’

Paris Olympic champion compares situation with what winners at much-criticised Enhanced Games in May will earn.

Yu Zidi

Yu Zidi completes golden hat-trick in China Open Swimming Championships

The 13-year-old fights back to win 200m individual medley, while Tokyo Olympic champion Wang Shun is second on season debut.

Siobhan Haughey

Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey misses out on main final at China Open

China’s Tang Qianting continued her outstanding form to win the 100m breaststroke, while Pan Zhanle claimed bronze in the 100m freestyle.

Siobhan Haughey missed out on the women’s 100m breaststroke A final at the China Open. Photo: Xinhua
Siobhan Haughey

Hong Kong’s Haughey wins gold, silver at China Open, McEvoy breaks world record

Olympic medallist wins again by narrowest of margins but is herself pipped in her second race of the night.

Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey won the 50m freestyle by a whisker at the China Open Swimming Championships, ahead of China’s Cheng Yujie. Photo: Handout
Siobhan Haughey

Haughey wins 100m freestyle at China Open, Tang breaks own Asian record twice

Siobhan Haughey leads from start to finish in Shenzhen, while China’s Tang breaks women’s 50m breaststroke time in heats and in the final.

Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games

China swimmer Li Bingjie reveals secret of her return to Olympic track: cold buns

National Games gold medallist says she was never a prodigy but a ‘shark’ who found her way back to the top through sheer grit.

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Hong Kong sports

Hong Kong Olympic swimmer Yvette Kong keen to keep defying traditional limitations

The high-achieving 33-year-old’s latest venture is a start-up aimed at ‘shaping how we define human capability in the next century’.

Yvette Kong’s new venture, Arelyx, has partnered with more than 10 schools, with early pilots showing gains in students’ ‘cognitive flexibility and emotional regulation’. Photo: Handout
Style Edit

Style Edit: Chanel’s CC League empowers women athletes on and off the field

The initiative promotes confidence and camaraderie among sportswomen including Hong Kong’s Cindy Cheung and Janelle Leung.

Yu Zidi

China teen sensation Yu becomes youngest ever to receive Laureus nomination

Yu Zidi up for Breakthrough of the Year Award, while Hong Kong charity Rugby for Good also gets a nod in Sport for Good category.

Wellness

How people like 70-year-old Chow Yun-fat keep pushing their endurance limits

Chow ran a half-marathon last year, while silver stars like Natalie Grabow, Jeannie Rice and Hiromu Inada are breaking records. Here’s how.

Actor Chow Yun-fat (middle) runs in the 10km event at the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2026. The 70-year-old is part of a growing number of older people competing in endurance races. Photo: Eugene Lee
Australia

Video | Australian boy swims 4km to save his family

The 13-year-old hero ditched his life jacket halfway through the swim, fearing the drag would keep him reaching shore.

This frame grab from video footage from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) taken on February 2, 2026 and received via AFPTV on February 3 shows Austin Appelbee, 13, in Quindalup, Western Australia as he recounted how he swam for four hours through choppy waters to get help for his family. Appelbee made it across four kilometres (2.5 miles) of ocean to raise the alarm after his mother and two younger siblings were swept out to sea. (Photo by various sources / AFP) / Australia OUT / AUSTRALIA OUT / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (ABC)“- NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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Mainland China

Video | China’s winter swimmers plunge into frozen lake

Swimmers say their extreme winter activity is drawing a growing number of adventurous and health-conscious young people.

Young Hong Kong swimmer breaks Haughey’s 12-year local short course record

Laura Wang Xintong set the record during the two-day 2025-26 Div. I Age Group Short Course Swimming Competition (Part 3).

Katie Ledecky

Katie Ledecky continues ‘ownership’ of 1,500m freestyle with second-fastest swim

The American Olympic champion wins US Pro Swim Series event easily and has now clocked 24 of the top 25 times for that distance.

Katie Ledecky’s winning time in Austin, Texas on Wednesday did not threaten her world record. Photo: AFP
From our archives

Hong Kong swimmers braving the cold on New Year’s Day, from the 1970s to 2000s

A perennial test of courage, the city’s New Year Winter Swimming Lifesaving Championships race celebrates its 50th year in 2026.

Young participants in the 1978 New Year Winter Swimming Lifesaving Championships organised by the Hong Kong Life Guard Club, now called the Hong Kong Life Saving Society. Photo: SCMP Archives
Singapore

Singapore’s athletes debate on funding after official’s ‘come to party’ review

The debate was prompted by a sports official’s underwhelming assessment of Singapore’s performance in athletics at the recent SEA Games.

International Swimming League

International Swimming League targets 2026 relaunch after Covid, war disruptions

The league, which featured Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey when it was last held in 2021, plans to feature events in North America, Europe, Asia.

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