| Mike Fung-A-Wing | |
| Fullname: | Michael Fung-A-Wing |
| Strokes: | Backstroke |
| Coach: | Jack Bauerle (U.S.) |
| Collegeteam: | University of Georgia (U.S.) |
| Birth Date: | 18 December 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Height: | 1.69m (05.54feet) |
| Weight: | 70kg (150lb) |
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 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 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.[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]
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.[9]