TOPIC

Water sports

Water sports
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Water sports. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
An elated Edie Hu shares an embrace with her open water swimming partner Simon Holliday after the two completed a 65km circumnavigation of Lantau Island on November 20, 2025 - a world’s first. Photo: Amy Miao
Wellness

At 50, she became the first woman to swim around Hong Kong’s Lantau Island

Open water swimmer Edie Hu shares how 10 years of endurance training helped her swim the 65km circumnavigation and set another record.

Hong Kong

Video | Victoria Harbour swim returns with thousands taking part

2025 National Games

National Games: Hong Kong rowers fall short of medals but get a surprise visitor

2025 National Games

Hong Kong rower Chiu to carry city’s flag at National Games opening ceremony

Chiu Hin-chun will lead the city’s delegation into Guangdong Olympic Sports Centre, but will leave early because he has a final on Monday.

Chiu Hin-chun expects to be more nervous carrying the city’s flag than during his rowing final on Monday. Photo: AP
2025 National Games

National Games: Quan beaten into fifth as Chen takes gold; Chiu earns medal shot

Quan Hongchan can only watch as Olympic diving partner Chen Yuxi takes gold for Shanghai; Hong Kong’s Chiu Hin-chun into rowing final.

2025 National Games

Hong Kong rower Chiu Hin-chun taking gold-plated confidence into National Games

Olympian says Asian Championships triumph after victory in world’s B final has him on course for competitive showing in Guangdong.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
2025 National Games

Halliday eyes Asian Games glory, officials say he can be world-beater

Nicholas Halliday doesn’t know where he’s going on holiday, or what to spend his prize money on, but he does know what his next goal is.

Nicholas Halliday already has his sights set on success at another major sporting event. Photo: Edmond So
2025 National Games

Profile | From reluctant novice to gold medallist, Halliday’s journey a sea tale worth telling

National Games champion Nicholas Halliday was more a fan of sport on land than water when he first started sailing.

2025 National Games

Strong start to National Games medal charge for Hong Kong sailors, windsurfers

City’s six sailors all hovering around top places after first two races in coastal city of Shanwei.

2025 National Games

Hong Kong windsurfers ‘ready’ to challenge for National Games medals, coach says

Chan King-yin says Cheng Ching-yin and Mui Ma Kwan-ching are fired up for second phase of the windsurfing events.

(From left) Cheung Tsz-yuet, Cheng Ching-yin, Au Ling-yeung, Mui Ma Kwan-ching. Photo: Handout
2025 National Games

Hong Kong’s Au makes ‘good start’ to National Games windsurfing competition

Au Ling-yeung ends first day of competition ranked third, giving himself every chance of progressing to second phase.

Au Ling-yeung leaves the water after the first day of the windsurfing competition. Photo: Handout
2025 National Games

Unpredictability of sailing buoys Olympian Norton ahead of National Games debut

The Hongkonger is excited to compete at the Games, where she could complete a hat-trick of firsts for her city.

2025 National Games

Hong Kong Olympian tipped to bring home National Games sailing gold

Nicholas Halliday will arrive in Guangdong lifted by a notable victory on the elite-level Grand Slam circuit.

2025 National Games

National Games challenge clearer for Chiu after rowing championships finish

Chiu Hin-chun wins B final in Shanghai, but Sichuan’s Gu Jiantao leaves Hongkonger trailing in his wake in Shanghai.

Hong Kong’s Chiu Hin-chun knows he has his work cut out at the National Games. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong’s Chiu battles flu to make B final at World Rowing Championships

Hongkonger finishes fifth in his men’s lightweight singles sculls semi-final in Shanghai.

Chiu Hin-chun has qualified for his second B final at a World Rowing Championships. Photo: AP
uruguay

Hongkonger Chiu into semi-finals of World Rowing Championships

Chiu Hin-chun posts fourth fastest time in hats of men’s single sculls on Dianshan Lake in Shanghai.

Asia travel

Where you can go in Asia for an open-water swimming trip

Swim among manta rays and dolphins in the Philippines, or try to glimpse of whale sharks and Komodo dragons in Indonesia.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
European travel

Fair-weather swimmer? Try open-water swimming somewhere like Croatia

We took a trip with the British-based SwimTrek to a series of islands in the Adriatic Sea – featuring 2 daily swims and the occasional gelato.

Swimmers from writer Teresa Bergen’s group in the waters around Prvić, Croatia. Photo: Teresa Bergen
LCSD

Hong Kong surfers urge government to lift beach ban for Olympics bid

Local group launches petition asking LCSD to relax ban, say it has meant they cannot compete at National Games, Olympics.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Rolex SailGP Championship prizes sustainability as well as speed

F50 foiling catamarans reaching 100km/h compete in the international series but teams also have to commit to environmental responsibility.

Swimming

Hong Kong wushu shines at World Games, squash’s Ho misses, China win 3 golds

Chinese fin-swimmers set world mark, while free-divers add to gold haul as city’s wushu fighter Cheung Yat-lam gets chance to do the same.

China’s (from left) Shu Chengjing, Xie Wenmin, Hu Yaoyao and Xu Yichuan celebrate after winning the finswimming surface relay 4x50m. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong Sports Institute

Wakesurfer Harry Cheng wins Hong Kong’s fourth medal at World Games in Chengdu

The city’s medal tally has now reached four, after top-of-the-podium wins through wushu and karate on Friday and Saturday.

Hong Kong’s Harry Cheng, making his debut in a world event, came third in the men’s wake surf skim in Chengdu on Sunday. Photo: SF&OC
World Aquatics Championships

World Aquatics Championships: China win men’s 3m, women’s 10m synchronised diving

Wang Zongyuan, Zheng Jiuyuan are pushed in Singapore by Mexico’s Osmar Olvera, Juan Celaya, while Chen Yuxi and Zhang Minjie have easier time.

World Aquatics Championships

China claim trio of golds to continue diving dominance at world championships

Zhu and Xie win mixed synchro 10-metre platform and Zheng the 1m springboard event, a day after China’s mixed 3m and 10m team gold.

Extreme weather

Hong Kong surfing coach slammed after claiming he’s riding waves during Typhoon Wipha

Hongkonger claims he’s out in water at Pui O, while company’s lesson offer comes with ‘the bigger the wave, the better it gets’ tagline.

14
A man carrying a surfboard weighs up his options at Big Wave Bay as Typhoon Wipha approaches the city. He ultimately decided not to enter the water. Photo: Antony Dickson
Extreme fitness

Amid freediving boom, Hongkongers hold breath for world title quest in Japan

City reflects freediving’s rapid growth in Asia, even if its divers often have to travel to Taiwan or the Philippines to train properly.

Vicky Li freediving in the ocean. Photo: Handout
Asia travel

These extreme adventures in Asia are not for the faint-hearted

From cave diving in Palawan to volcano hikes up Mount Bromo, Asia delivers some of the most thrilling experiences on the planet.

Luxury travel

Review | Looking for a luxury eco-resort in Fiji? Try Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort

Where better to celebrate World Oceans Day than at this luxury Fijian resort, where Scuba inventor Jacques Cousteau’s son works with its owners through his Ocean Futures Society.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement