Mark Kwok (swimmer)

Mark Kwok
Personal information
Native name郭建明
Full nameMark Kwok Kin-ming
National team Hong Kong
Born (1977-06-20) 20 June 1977 (age 47)
Laguna Hills, California,
United States
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly, medley
ClubHYFCO Travel Agency
College teamUniversity of Southern California (U.S.)
CoachMark Schubert (U.S.)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Hong Kong
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok 400 m freestyle

Mark Kwok Kin-ming (Jyutping: gwok3 gin3ming4; born 20 June 1977) is a former swimmer for Hong Kong, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle but also competed in butterfly and individual medley.[1] He is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2000), and a bronze medalist at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. He also holds numerous Hong Kong records in 200, 400, and 800 m freestyle, and retains a dual resident status to compete internationally for his father's homeland. While studying in the United States, Kwok has competed for the USC Trojans, and has received four All-American honors at the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships in four consecutive seasons.

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mark Kwok". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2013.