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Double Olympic silver medallist Siobhan Haughey is hoping to become Hong Kong’s first-ever swimming world record holder after she recorded the second-fastest time in women’s 200-metre freestyle history in Eindhoven, the Netherlands on Friday.
The 24-year-old, representing her International Swimming League (ISL) team Energy Standard, clocked one minute, 50.65 seconds – also a Hong Kong record – to beat her previous fastest of 1:50.66. Only teammate Sarah Sjostrom has swum faster with her time of 1:50.43 set more than four years ago at the same venue.
Undefeated so far this season, Haughey has a chance to go after Sjostrom’s record at next week’s ISL final with Energy Standard looking to seal the title.
“Coming into this race, I wasn’t really expecting much. I’m a little sick right now, but I guess it doesn’t really matter,” Haughey, who was under world record pace at the halfway and 150-metre marks, was quoted as saying by Swimming World magazine. “I know I can definitely go faster. I still have another week to recover and train a little bit and work on the details, so I’m excited for the final.”

During the second day of the ISL Match 5 Playoffs in Eindhoven in short course meters, Siobhán Haughey won the women’s 200 freestyle in 1:50.65. This is a new Asian record and also a new ISL record, 0.01 faster than her own previous standard set one week ago.
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Haughey became Hong Kong’s first Olympic medallist when she claimed the silver medal in her pet event, the 200m freestyle, at the 2020 Tokyo Games, clocking 1:53.92 for an Asian record. Two days later, on July 30, she touched home second in the women’s 100m freestyle in 52.27.
The ISL is a short-course competition using a 25-metre pool whereas the Olympics uses full-sized 50-metre length pools.

Ronnie Wong Man-chiu, president of the Hong Kong, China Swimming Association, said it was remarkable that the city has been able to produce a swimmer who is good enough to record world-class times.
“If that happens, it would be truly amazing,” Wong told the Post. “A world record is not something that many people can get, and it is not something almost all sports in Hong Kong can aspire to and I hope she can achieve that.
“It would be another amazing achievement in her career. After the Olympics we gave her the freedom to travel to where she wants to practise and gain more competition and it has really helped.

“She has performed so well over the past few weeks and her success will hopefully encourage other Hong Kong swimmers as well as youngsters who want to take up swimming.”
Haughey, who chose to swim for Hong Kong rather than her father’s native Ireland, is using the ISL to prepare for next year’s Asian Games in Hangzhou where she will be looking for gold.
“The ultimate goal is the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris,” said Wong. “She is also preparing for the Asian Games. That’s why we have given her the freedom to train and compete according to her and her coaches’ wishes.

“She is in the best condition of her life and we hope she can go around the world and obtain top results and then come back and win medals for us at the Asian Games and Olympics.”
Haughey and her Energy Standard team topped the regular season after four events and are also leading the way after three play-off meets. Haughey is among the team’s top swimmers alongside Sjostrom and South African star Chad Le Clos.


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Double Olympic silver medallist clocks 1:50.65 for Energy Standard in the ISL and eyes Sarah Sjostrom’s short-course record of 1:50.43 set four years ago
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Double Olympic silver medallist Siobhan Haughey clocks 1:50.65 for Energy Standard in the ISL and eyes Sarah Sjostrom’s short-course women’s world record of 1:50.43 set four years ago.


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