Hayley Hoy

Hayley Hoy
Personal information
NationalityEswatini
Born (2008-03-01) 1 March 2008[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 (21 February 2023). "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.