黃鍇威

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David Wong Kai-wai is a Hong Kong male swimmer specialising in freestyle and medley who swam for the Hoi Tin Swimming Club and at one time held several Hong Kong records, including the 100m butterfly (54.88), 200m butterfly (2:01.54) and 200m freestyle (1:52.11). He was already a member of the Hong Kong squad, gaining experience at local and international meets, and was known for sprint and middle-distance freestyle and relays as a key member of the men's team in the 2010s. At the 2014 Incheon Asian Games he joined Mak Ho-lun, Cheung Kin-tat, Tse Man-shu, Wong King-ho and Ng Chun-nam in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay that won bronze for Hong Kong, one of the highlights of the men's team that year. Beyond individual events, he represented Hong Kong in relay events at numerous international competitions and was a cornerstone of the territory's freestyle relay squads. After retiring he moved into coaching and travelled with the Hong Kong, China delegation as a swimming coach to the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games and the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he worked with head coach Chen Jianhong and others on the team's preparation. From athlete to coach he has remained within Hong Kong swimming, witnessing and taking part in the team's recent development, and is one of the representatives produced by the Hoi Tin Swimming Club.