Irene Kwok (born 12 October 1933) is a Hong Kong former breaststroke

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. She competed in the

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at the

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. She was the first woman to represent Hong Kong at the Olympics.

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* 1933 births Living people Hong Kong female breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Hong Kong Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{HongKong-swimming-bio-stub