Hayley Hoy

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Hayley Hoy
Personal information
NationalityEswatini
Born (2008-03-01) 1 March 2008 (age 16) [1]
Sport
SportSwimming

Hayley Hoy (born 1 March 2008) is a swimmer from Eswatini. She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Career

She is a member of the Swim Lab swimming club. [2] [3] In May 2022, she received a scholarship from the Olympic training fund available to NOCs. [4] She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. [5]

She was selected for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, held in Fukuoka, Japan. [6]

She won Junior Sportswoman of the Year at the Eswatini National Sports Awards for 2023. [7]

She was selected for the 100m butterfly at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [8] [9] She also had the honour of being a flag bearer for the country at the 2024 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations. [10] [11] She competed in the women’s 100 metres butterfly, but did not make it through the qualifying heats. [12]

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