Michael Fung-A-Wing (born 18 December 1978) is a Surinamese former

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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

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in the United States, Fung-A-Wing swam for the

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team under head coach

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. Fung-A-Wing's Olympic debut came at seventeen years old for Suriname at the

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in Atlanta. There, he failed to reach the top 16 final in the

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, finishing forty-seventh in a time of 1:01.24. At the

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in Sydney, Fung-A-Wing competed again in the

. 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

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Business Solutions, and as a chairman club's member for

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fung-A-Wing, Mike 1978 births Living people Surinamese male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Suriname Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for Suriname Male backstroke swimmers Sportspeople from Paramaribo Georgia Bulldogs men's swimmers Expatriate swimmers in the United States