Mike Fung-A-Wing

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Mike Fung-A-Wing
Personal information
Full nameMichael Fung-A-Wing
National teamFlag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
Born (1978-12-18) 18 December 1978 (age 45)
Paramaribo, Suriname
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
College team University of Georgia (U.S.)
Coach Jack Bauerle (U.S.)

Michael Fung-A-Wing (born 18 December 1978) is a Surinamese former swimmer who specialized in backstroke events. [1] A two-time Olympian (1996 and 2000), he holds Surinamese records in a backstroke double (both 100-metre and 200-metre), still standing for more than a decade. While studying at the University of Georgia in the United States, Fung-A-Wing swam for the Georgia Bulldogs swimming and diving team under head coach Jack Bauerle. [2] [3]

Fung-A-Wing's Olympic debut came at seventeen years old for Suriname at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There, he failed to reach the top 16 final in the 100 m backstroke, finishing forty-seventh in a time of 1:01.24. [4]

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Fung-A-Wing competed again in the 100 m backstroke. [5] He set a Surinamese record and a FINA B-cut of 58.31 from the Texas Senior Circuit Championships in College Station, Texas. [6] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including South Korea's 17-year-old Sung Min. Fung-A-Wing picked up a sixth seed on the final lap in 59.06, finishing outside his entry standard, and a 1.71-second deficit from leader Sung. Fung-A-Wing failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-eighth overall in the prelims. [7] [8]

Since his sporting career ended in the early 2000s, Fung-A-Wing currently works for Toshiba Business Solutions, and as a chairman club's member for Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce. [9]

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