Mike Fung-A-Wing
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Fung-A-Wing |
| National team |
 Suriname |
| Born |
18 December 1978 Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 70 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 currently 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 as a seventeen-year-old teen 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]
After 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]
References
- ↑ "Mike Fung-A-Wing". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ↑ Minichino, Adam (4 June 2000). "Bulldogs taking Olympics in stride". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ↑ "Georgia Bulldogs in the Olympics". Georgia Bulldogs. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ↑ "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 2" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 41. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ↑ Murphy, Bill (15 September 2000). "After years of practice, swimmers' dreams come true". The Red and Black. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 274. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ "Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM". Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ "Mike Fung-A-Wing and Mitch Townley with Toshiba Business Solutions and Melissa Cammack with Farmers Insurance". Gwinnett Business Radio. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.