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Siobhan Haughey’s coach only discovered that the double Olympic silver medallist was injured when she told him, “I don’t think I can walk up the stairs”.
In an exclusive interview with the Post, Rick Bishop said the swimmer only revealed she was hurt after qualifying for the semi-finals of the 50m freestyle event last Friday.
By that time Hong Kong’s new Olympic star had already set four Asian records and grabbed two medals in the 200m and 100m free.
“She’s so tough and so stoic,” said Bishop, who is the swimming head coach at Louisiana State University.


“She’s not going to let you know she is hurt. I asked her if she wanted to go upstairs and watch one of the events and she said, ‘I don’t think I can walk up the stairs’. And I was like ‘what do you mean?’ and that’s when it came out about her hip being really sore and really painful.”
Made in Hong Kong: Haughey’s coaches on the making of a champion
Almost immediately after her 50m heat, Hong Kong officials announced that Haughey was withdrawing from the event, later revealing she had hurt herself sometime after securing a historic silver in the 200m race.
Bishop said she may have first injured or twinged the hip in the force of pushing off the wall or at the start.
Siobhan Haughey delivers silver lining to Hong Kong sport
Bishop said while the 23-year-old wanted to race in the 4x100m medley relay for her teammates, he told her that after that, her Olympics were over.
“I’m like ‘wait a minute, we just made it to the semis, you still have a long career ahead of you, we are not going to push this. We are going to swim the relay – she wanted to do that for the team – and we are going to stop here’.”
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The US-based coach pointed to the world championships in December, and the International Swimming League in August as the reasons for telling her to “take it easy”.
“When I left she seemed to be doing a little better,” he said. “She is going to spend some time doing physio. The Hong Kong Sports Institute has some great people and they are going to take real good care of her.”




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Siobhan Haughey sees her name in the silver medal spot after the 100m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics. Photo: Reuters

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An underwater view shows Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey compete to win a semi-final of the women's 100m freestyle swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on July 29, 2021. (Photo by François-Xavier MARIT / AFP)

Edward Borja and Siobhan Haughey. Photo: Handout

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Swimming - Women's 100m Freestyle - Final - Tokyo Aquatics Centre - Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. Emma McKeon of Australia is congratulated by Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong of the Russian Olympic Committee after setting a new Olympic record to win the gold medal REUTERS/Marko Djurica

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epa09378433 People react as they watch a large screen (not pictured) broadcasting live the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games during Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Haughey's performance in the Women's 100m Freestyle Final, in Hong Kong, China, 30 July 2021. Haughey has won two Olympic silver medals becoming the first-ever multiple medalist in Hong Kong. EPA-EFE/MIGUEL CANDELA

Silver medallist Hong Kong's Siobhan Bernadette Haughey poses with her medal after the final of the women's 100m freestyle swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on July 30, 2021. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)

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Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey with her silver medal after the final of the women’s 100m freestyle at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong's Siobhan Bernadette Haughey reacts after winning silver in the final of the women's 100m freestyle swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on July 30, 2021. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)

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Japan's Yuta Watanabe (L) and Japan's Arisa Higashino (2nd R) greet Hong Kong's Tang Chun Man (R) and Hong Kong's Tse Ying Suet (2nd L) after winning their mixed doubles badminton bronze medal match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo on July 30, 2021. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)

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Hong Kong’s double Olympic silver medallist had to withdraw from 50m free semi-finals, but was determined to race in relay for teammates
Rick Bishop says 23-year-old Haughey had wanted to continue – ‘she’s so tough, so stoic’



Hong Kong’s double Olympic silver medallist had to withdraw from semi-finals of 50m free, but was determined to race in relay for her teammates – ‘she’s so tough, so stoic,’ says coach.


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