Hong Kong competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.
Four athletes competed for Hong Kong, and a non-participant served as flag-bearer for the Hong Kong delegation at the opening ceremony.
Competitors The following is the list of the number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalSwimming224Total224
Swimming
Men Heat/semifinal ranks given are within the group. AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCheung Kin Man100 m freestyle 1:00.3 5 1:00.9 8 Did not advanceFrancisco Monteiro 1:03.1 5 Did not advanceCheung Kin Man400 m freestyle 5:11.4 6 Did not advanceFrancisco Monteiro 5:21.6 6 Did not advanceCheung Kin Man1500 m freestyle 20:50.2 6 colspan=2 Did not advanceFrancisco Monteiro 22:26.7 6 colspan=2 Did not advance
Women Heat ranks given are within the group. AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCynthia Eager100 m freestyle 1:16.8 7 Did not advance400 m freestyle 5:55.8 7 Did not advanceIrene Kwok200 m breaststroke 3:19.2 6 Did not advance
References
Official Olympic Reports Hong Kong