Hayley Hoy Explained

Hayley Hoy
Nationality:Eswatini
Sport:Swimming
Birth Date:1 March 2008[1]

Hayley Hoy (born 1 March 2008) is a swimmer from Eswatini. She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Career

She is a member of the Swim Lab swimming club.[2] [3] In May 2022, she received a scholarship from the Olympic training fund available to NOCs.[4] She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[5]

She was selected for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, held in Fukuoka, Japan.[6]

She won Junior Sportswoman of the Year at the Eswatini National Sports Awards for 2023.[7]

She was selected for the 100m butterfly at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[8] [9] She also had the honour of being a flag bearer for the country at the 2024 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.[10] [11] She competed in the women’s 100 metres butterfly, but did not make it through the qualifying heats.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hayley Hoy. World Aquatics. 21 July 2024.
  2. Web site: 17 December 2022. Swimlab Swimmers For Week-long Camp In PRETORIA. Colisile. Sacolo.
  3. Web site: 11 medals for Swim Lab in Mozambique. swazidailynews. 24 July 2024. Ntokozo. Magongo.
  4. Web site: Six Athletes Get E3.1M Olympic Scholarship. new observer. 24 July 2024. Sabelo. Gwebu . 24 May 2022.
  5. Web site: BBC Sport. Commonwealth Games: Swimming - Women's 50m Freestyle results. 30 July 2022. 29 July 2024.
  6. Web site: Four swimmers for World Champs in Japan. 11 April 2023. Swazidailynews.com. Ntokozo . Magongo.
  7. Web site: Eswatini Swimmers Luca Fraser and Hayley Hoy Crowned Junior Sportsman and Junior Sportswoman of the Year. Africa Acquatics. 24 July 2024. 28 Mar 2024.
  8. Web site: Paris2024 squad announced!. 21 July 2024.
  9. Web site: Sports Minister Bongani Nzima urges sporting fraternity to ensure eSwatini athletes qualify for upcoming Olympic Games. Swazilandnews. 21 July 2024. Musa. Mdluli. 20 July 2024.
  10. Web site: Whirlwind 24 hours in Paris for African swimming teenagers Hayley Hoy and Chadd Ning. World Acquatics. 29 July 2024. 28 July 2024. Cam. Nation.
  11. Web site: Every Olympic flagbearer for Paris 2024 opening ceremony as Tom Daley and LeBron James take stage . 2024-07-26 . 2024-07-26 . . Pick . Oscar.
  12. Web site: We'll Bounce Back Better. new observer. 29 July 2024. Xolisile. Sacolo . 28 July 2024.