Hayley Hoy

Hayley Hoy
Personal information
NationalityEswatini
Born (2008-03-01) 1 March 2008 (age 16)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming

Hayley Hoy (born 1 March 2008) is a swimmer from Eswatini. She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Career

She is a member of the Swim Lab swimming club.[2][3] In May 2022, she received a scholarship from the Olympic training fund available to NOCs.[4] She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[5]

She was selected for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, held in Fukuoka, Japan.[6]

She won Junior Sportswoman of the Year at the Eswatini National Sports Awards for 2023.[7]

She was selected for the 100m butterfly at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[8][9] She also had the honour of being a flag bearer for the country at the 2024 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.[10][11] She competed in the women’s 100 metres butterfly, but did not make it through the qualifying heats.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Hayley Hoy". World Aquatics. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ Sacolo, Colisile (17 December 2022). "Swimlab Swimmers For Week-long Camp In PRETORIA".
  3. ^ Magongo, Ntokozo. "11 medals for Swim Lab in Mozambique". swazidailynews. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. ^ Gwebu, Sabelo (24 May 2022). "Six Athletes Get E3.1M Olympic Scholarship". new observer. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Swimming - Women's 50m Freestyle results". BBC Sport. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  6. ^ Magongo, Ntokozo (11 April 2023). "Four swimmers for World Champs in Japan". Swazidailynews.com.
  7. ^ "Eswatini Swimmers Luca Fraser and Hayley Hoy Crowned Junior Sportsman and Junior Sportswoman of the Year". Africa Acquatics. 28 Mar 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Paris2024 squad announced!". Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  9. ^ Mdluli, Musa (20 July 2024). "Sports Minister Bongani Nzima urges sporting fraternity to ensure eSwatini athletes qualify for upcoming Olympic Games". Swazilandnews. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  10. ^ Nation, Cam (28 July 2024). "Whirlwind 24 hours in Paris for African swimming teenagers Hayley Hoy and Chadd Ning". World Acquatics. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  11. ^ Pick, Oscar (2024-07-26). "Every Olympic flagbearer for Paris 2024 opening ceremony as Tom Daley and LeBron James take stage". The Independent. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  12. ^ Sacolo, Xolisile (28 July 2024). "We'll Bounce Back Better". new observer. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flag bearer for  Eswatini
Paris 2024
with
Chadd Ng Chiu Hing Ning 		Succeeded by
Incumbent