Kenneth King-him To was a Hong Kong Australian swimmer who practised individual medley, freestyle, butterfly and breaststroke.
12 Facts About Kenneth To
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Kenneth To won 6 medals at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, was the male overall winner of the 2012 FINA Swimming World Cup and was a World Championships silver medallist.
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Kenneth To was the holder of 16 Hong Kong national swimming records.
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Kenneth To was originally scared of the water, but by age 12, had made rapid progress through his primary school swimming program.
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Kenneth To won gold in the 100m medley, silver in the 200m medley and bronze in the 100m breaststroke, earning selection to compete at the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships.
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Kenneth To won silver in the 200m medley, earning selection to compete at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, where he placed 7th in the 200m medley.
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Kenneth To placed 4th in the 200m medley and 9th in the 100m freestyle, largely because 7 weeks earlier he had required an operation to remove his appendix.
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Kenneth To made the decision after discussing it with his girlfriend after 2016 Australian Olympics trials and hoping to switch for new environment.
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Kenneth To began training at the Hong Kong Sports Institute as a senior squad member, with the ultimate target being the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Kenneth To finished fifth in the finals of the 50m freestyle and the 200m individual medley.
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Kenneth To finished at 6th place in the final with faster time 51.88 seconds, a new Hong Kong national record.
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Kenneth To planned to compete at the Hong Kong Festival of Sport in April, which serves as one of the nation's qualifying meets for the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.