THE Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association is looking to add 15-year-old Billy Kwok to the national squad for October's Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan.
Ronnie Wong Man-chiu, chairman of the HKASA, said yesterday the association wanted to find some young swimmers to fill the void in the national team once renowned internationals Michael Wright and Arthur Li retire.
''The Asian Games is definitely the last international tournament for Michael. And Arthur is 21 now, so you can't expect him to swim for many more years. We have to prepare for their retirement,'' said Wong.
Wong hopes that Kwok can play a key role in the territory's relay teams.
Although the HKASA need the approval of the Hong Kong Amateur Sports Federation and Olympic Committee, Wong said they were originally asked to make up an 11-swimmer squad. So, there is still one more place for Kwok to fill.
The current Asian Games squad has seven women and three men: Michael Wright, Arthur Li, Mark Kwok Kin-ming, Robyn Lamsam, Katie Lau King-ting, Fenella Ng Gar-lok, Caroline Ng, Snowie Pang Wan-yiu, Heidi Wong Hoi-tik and Vivian Lee Ying-shih.
Kwok, a Form Four science student at St Joseph College, represented the territory in the World Cup Short Course Championships in January. He swam in the 50 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres backstroke events as well as 400 metres individual medley.