Harbeth Fu Wing (; born March 18, 1980) is a Hong Kong former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. He represented

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at the

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, and later became a top 16 finalist at the

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(2002 and 2006). Fu Wing competed only in the men's 50 m freestyle at the

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. He eclipsed a FINA B-cut of 23.71 from the Hong Kong Long Course Championships. He challenged seven other swimmers in heat four, including Kyrgyzstan's

Sergey Ashihmin Sergey Ashihmin (russian: Серге́й Ашихмин; is a Russian-born Kyrgyzstani former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. He is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2000), and a former Kyrgyzstan record holder in the 50 and 100 ...

, Goodwill Games silver medalist for Russia, and Kazakhstan's two-time Olympian

Sergey Borisenko Sergey Borisenko (russian: Сергей Борисенко; born May 28, 1971) is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Kazakhstan. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia). His bes ...

. Fu Wing closed out the field to last place in a time of 24.20, finishing behind leader Borisenko by 0.74 seconds. Fu Wing failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-third overall in the prelims. At the

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, Fu Wing failed to medal in any of his individual events, finishing eleventh in the

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(23.66), and seventeenth in the

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(53.44).

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HK Swim Bio
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