Hong Kong Harbour Race 2023

Almost 3,000 swimmers competed in the 2023 Victoria Harbour Race with Japan’s Kaiki Furuhata (14’43.9) winning by a 10th of a second from Taiwan’s Cho Cheng Chi. In the women’s race, Japan’s Hanao Kato came home first in 15’46.3.

HK harbour race 2023

The 1km course runs from the Golden Bauhinia Square Public Pier in Wan Chai across the harbour to the finish at the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Full results can be found here

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Cross Harbour Race 2023
Date:
12 November, 2023
Venue:
Victoria Harbour
Tickets:
 Free 

 

Siobhan Haughey World Champion and World Record Holder!

Magnificent! After a pair of silver medals at the Tokyo Olympics Siobhan Haughey has won her first World Title in the 200m freestyle at the Short Course Worlds.

Not only is Siobhan a World Champion she is also the new World Record holder! Haughey’s time of 1:50.31 beat Sarah Sjostrom old record of 1:50.43 set in 2017.

Watch the race here

Siobhan Haughey World Champion

Cross-harbour Race Returns

After a two-year hiatus, the Victoria Cross-habour Race returns on 12 December. The Hong Kong China Swimming Association (HKGSA) have limited this year’s race to 1,500 swimmers – who have to be fully vaccinated and provide a negative test result within 48 hours of the event.

This year’s race takes a new route. Starting at the Golden Bauhinia Square Public Pier in Wanchai swimmers will traverse the beautiful Victoria Harbour and emerge at the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui.

HKGSA President Mr Ronnie Wong said: “The Harbour Race is back, overcoming the pandemic. With this year’s new route, swimmers will be able to enjoy the beautiful Victoria Harbour view from a new perspective. We look forward to giving everyone an even more enjoyable experience with our new arrangements.”

The race comprises two groups, Racing and Leisure, and registration is open till 22 November.

Cross-harbour Race 2021
Date: 12 December, 2021
Venue: Victoria Harbour
Tickets: Online registration is open until 22 November at www.hkharbourrace.com

 

Free Tram Rides for a Week to Celebrate Olympic Success

As Hong Kong Tramways celebrated it’s new Guinness World Record – Hong Kong now has the world’s largest double-decker tram fleet, with 165 trams serving over 200,000 passengers every day. Managing Director Cyril Aubin said the tram operator wanted to celebrate the SAR’s Olympic success with the whole city, and announced a free week’s travel.

Aubin said the company had seen the MTR and KMB offer free rides to medallists. “But we thought $2.6 might be a bit offensive to the medallists.”

Nixon Cheung, Head of Commercial & Brand for HK Tramways, said the operator would need government approval for the free week, which he said would “hopefully” come in the last quarter of 2021.

Siobhan Haughey Wins Silver in 200m Freestyle!

Siobhan Bernadette Haughey won Hong Kong’s first Olympic swimming medal by taking silver in the 200m freestyle at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – Chapeau!

After making history by becoming the first Hong Kong swimmer to make an Olympic final, Haughey looked set for gold before Australia’s Ariarne Titmus chased her down in the final metres.

Siobhan Bernadette Haughey silver 200m freestyle

“My achievement, coupled with Cheung Ka-long in fencing, can inspire other Hong Kong athletes who are here in Tokyo, and ‘add oil’ to them,” Haughey said after the race.

“I would like to thank my coaches in Hong Kong and the United States, and also my dad and mum, without them I would not be having such an achievement,” added the silver medal winner “Those swimmers back home – continue to train hard and you will be the next.”

This is the first time Hong Kong has won multiple medals at an Olympic games.

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World Sports Photography Awards 2020

This beautiful shot by Stefan Wermuth for Reuters of the Hong Kong Women’s Artistic Swim Team in the ‘Team Free Competition’ at the 18th FINA World Championship, took Gold in the Precision category of the World Sports Photography Awards 2020.

The championships took place during July 2019 in Gwangju, Republic of Korea and Hong Kong were 25th in the Team Free.

Congratulations to Stefan on his gold medal. You can see all the awarding photos at the World Sports Photography Awards website.

Hong Kong Beach Festival @ Repulse Bay – 28-29 October

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The Hong Kong Beach Festival returned to a beautifully sunny Repulse Bay on the 28-29 October with an expanded range of sports including Beach Water Polo, Beach Dodgeball, Repulse Bay Triple, Beach Volleyball, SUP Polo and a mermaid.
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Harbour Race 2017: A Return to the Historical Route

The Harbour Race returned to it’s historical roots this year as 2,940 swimmers competed on the 1000m course from Tsim Sha Tsui to the Golden Bauhinia Square Public Pier in Wanchai.

Poon Ching Leung Sunny and Wong Ching Lam Athena triumphed in the International Category while  local swimmers Sin Chin Ting Keith and Lam Pac Tung Nikita were the male and female champions in the Open (A) Aged 17-34 Individual Category, with times of 11:00.0 and 11:45.6 respectively.

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