Matthew Kwok Hon-ming (also ''Kwok Hon-ming'', ; born April 18, 1979) is a Hong Kong former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. He is a single-time Olympian (2000), and a member of the

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swimming and diving team under head coach Sam Freas. He also holds numerous Hong Kong records in the 100 m breaststroke, and retains a dual resident status to compete internationally for his father's homeland. Kwok is also a younger brother of Olympic swimmer and Asian Games bronze medalist Mark Kwok. Kwok competed only in the men's 100 m breaststroke at the

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. He posted a

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B-standard entry time of 1:05.29 from the Hong Kong Long Course Championships. He challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including Namibia's three-time Olympian Jorg Lindemeier. He posted a lifetime best of 1:05.28 to pick up a fifth seed by three hundredths of a second (0.03) behind Lindemeier. Kwok failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fiftieth overall on the first day of prelims.

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1979 births Living people Hong Kong male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Hong Kong Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Laguna Hills, California Swimmers from California American people of Hong Kong descent Hong Kong people of American descent Hawaii Rainbow Warriors swimmers Swimmers at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games swimmers for Hong Kong {{HongKong-swimming-bio-stub