Mike Fung-A-Wing, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Mike Fung-A-Wing

Olympic swimmer

Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1978

Place of Birth: Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Suriname

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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About Mike Fung-A-Wing

  • Michael Fung-A-Wing (born 18 December 1978) is a Surinamese former swimmer who specialized in backstroke events.
  • 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.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.At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Fung-A-Wing competed again in the 100 m backstroke.
  • He set a Surinamese record and a FINA B-cut of 58.31 from the Texas Senior Circuit Championships in College Station, Texas.
  • 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.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.

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