Hannah Wilson

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Hannah Wilson Personal information Full name: Hannah Jane Arnett Wilson Nickname(s): Hanz, Hanooo, Miss Record Nationality:  Hong Kong Stroke(s): Butterfly/Freestyle College team: California Golden Bears (USA) Date of birth: March 10, 1989 (1989-03-10) (age 20) Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)

Medal record Asian Games Bronze 2006 Doha 4x100m Freestyle Summer Universiade Gold 2009 Belgrade 100m Freestyle Gold 2009 Belgrade 100m Butterfly

Hannah Wilson (Chinese: 韋漢娜; pinyin: Wai Hon La; born 10 March 1989) is a Hong Kongese semi-professional swimmer. She is a 2-time Olympic swimmer for Hong Kong, having swam at the 2004 Summer Olympic Gamesin Athens and the 2008 Summer Olympic Gamesin the Water Cube in Beijing. She has won 2 career Universiade gold medals. As of July 11, 2009, Wilson currently holds 10 Hong Kong records and 2 Universiade records in swimming.

However she struggled but eventually received the International Olympic Committee's permission to race in the 2004 Summer Olympicsas she then was holding a British passport which was a cause for distress throughout Hong Kong.^[1] She has since denounced her British citizenship to take up a Hong Kong SAR passport and citizenship in her pursuit to represent Hong Kong in swimming for at least the next decade.

At the 2006 Asian Games, she was a member of the bronze medal winning team in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay.

She is currently a student in her sophomore year at the University of California, Berkeley^[2][3][4][5] after attending Glenealy School from 1994-2000 and Island School from 2000-2007. She was recommended to attend the University of California, Berkeley by her 2006 Asian Games broze medal winning teammate Tsai Hiu Wai who was the former swimming captain of the California Golden Bears. Her college teammates include 2008 Summer Olympic Games 100m backstroke gold medalist Natalie Coughlin and 4x100m freestyle relay silver medalist Emily Silver. The California Golden Bears is coached by Teri McKeever, the United States assistant coach at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Academics 2.1 Why she chose Cal 3 Cal Success 3.1 Best Cal Times (In Yards) 4 International Success 5 2004 Summer Olympic Games 6 2006 Asian Games 7 2008 Summer Olympic Games 8 2009 Universiade World Student Games 9 References

[edit] Personal life

Wilson was raised in the Mid Levels area of Hong Kong. She graduated from Glenealy School (Primary Education) in 2000 and Island School (Secondary Education) in 2007. She is a member of the Ladies Recreation Club in Hong Kong. Hannah has a younger brother, Daniel who is a keen Rugby Union and Tennis player. Daniel is currently studying International Baccalaureate at Island School in Hong Kong.

[edit] Academics

• A-Level Subjects: Physical Education, Geography, Psychology, (Biology AS)

• Undeclared major

[edit] Why she chose Cal

"I chose California because the team was amazing, and felt that I would fit in. I thought Teri would be an amazing coach for me and I thought it was the only place where I could get better at swimming and achieve academic success."

[edit] Cal Success

• 2008 All-American (100-yard fly; 200-yard free relay; 400-yard free relay)

• Swam a lifetime best 52.85 in the in 100 fly at the 2008 NCAA Championships final to earn All-America honors.

• Was on the NCAA runner-up 200 free relay quartet (1:27.52, a new school record) at the 2008 NCAA Championships.

• Was the third leg of a foursome that set a Cal dual meet record with a 1:32.22 in the 200 free relay (first place finish) at UCLA (2/2/08).

• Was on the foursome that set a new Pac-10 meet record 3:13.22 in the 400 free relay at the 2008 Pac-10 Championships.

• Also on the quartet that established a new Cal dual meet record in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:16.54 at the Stanford dual meet (2/16/08).

• Clocked personal bests in the 100 free (48.84) and the 50 free (22.57) at the 2008 Pac-10 Championships.

• Her personal marks in the 50 free (22.57) and 100 free (48.84) rank sixth and eighth respectively on Cal's all-time performance charts.

[edit] Best Cal Times (In Yards)

50 free 22.57 (2008 Pac-10s) 100 free 48.84 (2008 Pac-10s) 200 free 1:48.37 (2/16/08 at Stanford) 100 fly 52.85 (2008 NCAAs) 200 fly 1:59.78 (2007 Hoosierland)

[edit] International Success

• In addition to the 2008 Beijing Games, also represented Hong Kong at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

• Holds Hong Kong records for the 100 free (55.32); 50 free (26.03) and the 100 fly; 59.35.

• Competed in the 2005 and 2007 World Championships (Montreal and Melbourne, respectively); also competed in the 2006 Pan-Pacific Championships.

• Won the broze medal in 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2006 Asian Games.

• Won 2 gold medals at the 2009 Universiade World Student Games in 100m Freestyle and 100m Butterfly.

• Her success has led to her become the third most searched name on Yahoo HK.

[edit] 2004 Summer Olympic Games

Competed in her first Olympic Games at the age of 15 and was the only Caucasian athlete in the Hong Kong Olympic squad.

[edit] 2006 Asian Games

Won bronze medal in the women's 4x100m free relay with Tsai Hiu Wai, Lee Leong Kwai and Sze Hang Yu.

[edit] 2008 Summer Olympic Games

Competed in the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing in the 100 fly and 100 free events ... swam a new Hong Kong record (placed 30th overall) with a 59.35 in the 100m fly heats and recorded a new Hong Kong record in the 100 free with a time of 55.32.

[edit] 2009 Universiade World Student Games

In a first ever for Hong Kong, Wilson won a 2 gold medals at the 2009 Summer Universiade World Student Games in Belgrade, Serbia. She won the 100 metres women’s freestyle in 54.35 seconds breaking 2008 Summer Olympic Games Britta Steffen's Universiade record by 0.01 seconds. The next day after her 100m freestyle success, she won her 100m butterfly semi-final in 58.52 seconds to break 2004 Summer Olympic Games 200m butterfly gold medalist Otylia Jedrzejczak's Universiade record. A day later she won her second gold medal in the 100 metres women's butterfly in a record time of 58.24 seconds to smash her own record by 0.28 seconds. In the 50m freestyle qualifier she broke the Hong Kong record with a time of 25.99 seconds. In the semi-finals she swam a new Hong Kong record of 25.63 pushing forward the old record time by 0.37 seconds. However she misses out on the finals after finishing 11th in the semi-finals. She becomes the first athlete to win a medal - and a gold at the World University Games. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

[edit] References

1. ^ Sallay, Alvin (2004-02-29). "Olympic chiefs shut out top HK athletes: New rule requires SAR passport for all competitors at Athens". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-20495662_ITM. Retrieved on 2008-03-24. 
2. ^ http://www.calbears.com/sports/w-swim/mtt/wilson_hannah00.html|publisher=CalBears.com
3. ^ "Cal Signs Eight New Golden Bears". CalBears.com. 2006-11-17. http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/spec-rel/111706aaa.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-24. 
4. ^ "Olympic Q&A with Hannah Wilson - Athens veteran talks about 2004, Hong Kong, coming to the United States". calbears.cstv.com. 2008-07-28. http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/olympics/spec-rel/072808aaa.html. Retrieved on 2008-08-11. 
5. ^ "Cal Athletics: 2008 Summer Olympians - Hannah Wilson". mefeedia.com. 2008-07-14. http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/cal-athletics-2008-summer-olympians-hannah-wilson/10554212/. Retrieved on 2008-08-11. 
6. ^ "South China Morning Post: HK swimmer wins gold at world student games". South China Morning Post. 2009-07-09. http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a766173698852210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=teaser&ss=Hong+Kong&s=News. Retrieved on 2009-07-09. 
7. ^ "South China Morning Post: Future glows for Wilson after stunner - Record-breaking 20-year-old races to gold at the university games". South China Morning Post. 2009-07-09. http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=84b9558f8ba52210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=HK+%26+China&s=Sport. Retrieved on 2009-07-09. 
8. ^ "South China Morning Post: Wilson wins second gold, breaks record". South China Morning Post. 2009-07-10. http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=65be41fc66262210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Hong+Kong&s=News. Retrieved on 2009-07-12. 
9. ^ "South China Morning Post: Wilson grabs second gold in record time". South China Morning Post. 2009-07-11. http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e32cff58b9462210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=HK+%26+China&s=Sport. Retrieved on 2009-07-12. 

v • d • e Summer Universiade Champions in Women's 100 m Freestyle 1959: N. Sacco (ITA) · 1961: Anna-Karin Larsson (SWE) · 1963: Csilla Madarász (HUN) · 1965: Csilla Madarász (HUN) · 1967: Linda Gustavson (USA) · 1970: Mirjana Segrt (YUG) · 1973: Sally Tuttle (USA) · 1977: Jutta Weber (FRG) · 1979: Tracy Caulkins (USA) · 1981: Jill Sterkel (USA) · 1983: Irina Laricheva (URS) · 1985: Conny van Bentum (NED) · 1987: Mitzi Kremer (USA) · 1991: Zhuang Yong (CHN) · 1993: Le Jingyi (CHN) · 1995: Martina Moravcová (SVK) · 1997: Martina Moravcová (SVK) · 1999: Ioana Diaconescu (ROM) · 2001: Petra Dallmann (GER) · 2003: Petra Dallmann (GER) · 2005: Petra Dallmann (GER) · 2007: Britta Steffen (GER) · 2009: Hannah Wilson (HKG)

v • d • e Summer Universiade Champions in Women's 100 m Butterfly  1959 – 1961: Valentina Pozdnyak (URS) •  1963 – 1965: Márta Egervári (HUN) •  1967: Martha Randall (USA) •  1970: Lynn Colella (USA) and Mirjana Segrt (YUG) •  1973: Irene Arden (USA) •  1977: Sue Hinderaker (USA) •  1979: Elizabeth Rapp (USA) •  1981: Jill Sterkel (USA) •  1983: Susan Woodhouse (USA) •  1985: Mary T. Meagher (USA) •  1987: Ilaria Tocchini (ITA) •  1991: Wang Xiaohong (CHN) •  1993: Yoko Kando (JPN) •  1995: Liu Limin (CHN) •  1997: Martina Moravcová (SVK) •  1999: Tomoko Hagiwara (JPN) •  2001: Irina Bespalova (RUS) •  2003: Demerae Christianson (USA) •  2005: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) •  2007: MacKenzie Downing (CAN) •  2009: Hannah Wilson (HKG)