Wang Kuan-hung

Wang Kuan-hung
Personal information
Native name王冠閎
NicknameEddie
National team Chinese Taipei
Born (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 22)[1]
Taipei, Taiwan
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb) [2]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, Freestyle
ClubCali Condors
College teamNational Taiwan Normal University
CoachChih-Yung Huang
Medal record
World University Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Chengdu 200 m butterfly
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 200 m butterfly

Wang Kuan-hung (Chinese: 王冠閎; pinyin: Wáng Guànhóng; born 23 January 2002),[3] also known as Eddie Wang, is a Taiwanese swimmer who specializes in butterfly and freestyle events.

In 2018, he represented Taiwan at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[4] He competed in the men's 100 metre butterfly and the men's 200 metre butterfly events. He placed 7th in the men's 200 metre butterfly. In October, he represented Chinese Taipei at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He competed in the Boys' 100 metre butterfly, the Boys' 200 metre butterfly and the Boys' 200 metre freestyle. He placed 11th in the Boys' 100m Butterfly and 4th in the Boys' 200m Butterfly.[5] In November, he competed in one of the 2018 FINA Swimming World Cup stops in Singapore, finishing in 2nd place, and also setting a new Taiwanese national record in the Men's 200m Butterfly with a time of 1:52.38.[6]

In 2019, he represented Taiwan at the World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.[3] Competing in the men's 200 metre butterfly, he failed to qualify for the semi-finals.[7] He also competed in the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event. In August, he competed in FINA World Junior Swimming Championships and achieved an Olympic 'A' cut for 200m butterfly, with a time of 1:56.48, becoming the second Taiwanese swimmer to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Furthermore, he broke Taiwan's national record in the Men's 100m butterfly with a time of 52.83. In October, he represented Taipei City at The National Games of Taiwan in Taoyuan, Taiwan. He broke the previous national record he had set in Men's 100m and 200m butterfly, with a time of 52.68 and 1:55.72 respectively.[8] In December, he competed in 2019 Toyota U.S. Open and earned a silver medal with a time of 1:55.82.[9]

In 2020, he represented the Cali Condors in the International Swimming League. He competed in the Men's 200m Butterfly and placed 3rd with a time of 1:50.79, which broke the previous World Junior Record in the short course Men's 200m Butterfly set by Japan's Daiya Seto in 2012.[10] It is also the new Taiwan national record.

  1. ^ "Wanh Kuan-Hung". Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Team Rosters - Eddie Wang". International Swimming League (ISL). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Swimming – Entry list" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. ^ "OFFICIAL RESULTS BOOKS : BUENOS AIRES 2018 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES / BUENOS AIRES YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES ORGANISING COMMITTEE". Olympic World Library. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Swimming World Cup 2018 #7". Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Men's 200 metre butterfly – Heats" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  8. ^ Wu, Alex. "Swimmer breaks Taiwan's national record in 100-meter butterfly". Taiwan News. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  9. ^ "2019 US Open Day Four Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  10. ^ Keith, Braden (18 October 2020). "Eddie Wand Sets World Junior Record In 200 SCM Butterfly". SwimSwam. Retrieved 18 October 2020.