11/11/2025
๐๐ญ. ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐กโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฒ
Led by former Olympian Alex Fong ๆนๅ็ณ, 12 St. Joseph's College old boys successfully completed the first-ever nonstop, unassisted relay swim around the biggest island in Hong Kong โ Lantau Island โ covering approximately 70 km, in celebration of 's 150th anniversary.
๐๐ญ. ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐กโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง & ๐๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง concluded on 8 November 2025, marking a significant milestone for open water swimming in Hong Kong. The achievement follows the team's 2021 Guinness World Record for the fastest circumnavigation swim around Hong Kong Island.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐
2 relay teams of six swimmers each began the counterclockwise route from Disneyland Resort Pier at 4:00 p.m. on 7 November 2025, navigating past major landmarks including Kap Shui Mun, Tung Chung, Hong Kong International Airport, Tai O, Fan Lau, Chi Ma Wan Peninsula, Hei Ling Chau, and Peng Chau.
๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ
The event drew participation from invitational teams representing The Law Society of Hong Kong ้ฆๆธฏๅพๅธซๆ and La Salle College Old Boysโ Association. Organisational and safety support was provided by Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps, Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Charity Foundation, Speedo Hong Kong and Ngai Hoi Swimming Pool Services Company Limited.
The team led by Alex Fong (Class of 1997) completed the course in 18 hours and 7 minutes, finishing at 10:07 a.m. on 8 November 2025, and the other team led by Sun Fat Yee (Class of 1996), former Asian Games representative, completed in 18 hours and 38 minutes. Both invitational teams also finished shortly afterwards.
Swimmers faced complex tidal conditions, strong winds, challenging waves, and the added difficulty of overnight navigation in near-total darkness - factors that significantly elevated the technical demands of the challenge.
4 current students - elite open water swimmers Lee Jaiden, Chui Hoi Hang, Chong Regan, and Yu Shing Hin - escorted the teams at the start of the course, demonstrating intergenerational continuity within the school community.
"4 years ago, we set a world record circumnavigating Hong Kong Island. Today, we completed an even more challenging swim around Lantau Island," said Fong. "The 70 km route featured complex tidal uncertainty, and the overnight component presented an ultimate test of endurance and persistence."
The teams embodied the Josephian spirit of โForward, nor flinch nor fearโ as immortalised in their school song.
๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ
The event raised nearly HK$1 million for the schoolโs charity foundation, to support the schoolโs needs not covered by government funding. Part of the proceeds will also be allocated to support underprivileged children and those with special needs through Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps and Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC) Charity Foundation, for subsidising uniformed group training, swimming instruction, water survival skills, and other aquatic sports programmes.
Eugene Wong (Class of 1997), convenor of the organising committee, emphasised the broader significance, โThis challenge showcases Hong Kong's immense potential in innovative sporting challenges. We look forward to further collaboration with the government and other organisations to explore different possibilities in this area.โ
