Sherry Tsai

Sherry Tsai (Chinese: 蔡曉慧; Jyutping: coi3 hiu2 wai6; born 4 September 1983) is a retired swimmer from Hong Kong. She competed at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics in the 50 m freestyle, 100 m and 200 m backstroke, and 200 m individual medley (six events in total), with the best achievement of 28th place. She attended and swam for the University of California, Berkeley in the USA.

Sherry Tsai
Sherry Tsai in 2008
Personal information
Born4 September 1983 (1983-09-04) (age 40)
Hong Kong
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubCUC

She won Hong Kong's Best Swimmer Award 4 years-in-a-row (1998–2001), and at one time held 14 Hong Kong Records. At the 2004 Olympics, she was Hong Kong's flagbearer for the Opening Ceremony.

She has swum for Hong Kong at:

  • Olympics: 2000, 2004, 2008
  • World Championships: 1998, 2003, 2007, 2009
  • Asian Games: 1998, 2002, 2006
  • Asian Indoor Games: 2007, 2009
  • Asian Swimming Championships: 2009
  • East Asian Games: 2001, 2009
  • World University Games: 2003, 2005
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