Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey wins 100m free hat-trick, as Australian McKeown gets first World Cup ‘triple-triple’ crown
- Haughey sweeps 100m and 200m free finals, to win a total of six World Cup golds
- Kaylee McKeown, who owns all three backstroke world records, makes a full sweep of back events for three triple crowns
Siobhan Haughey added yet another 100m freestyle gold to her collection at the final World Cup meet of the season, and then said she was looking forward to taking a well-earned rest.
The Hongkonger won the race for the third time in three weeks, securing second place in the overall rankings in the process.
Haughey, who also won three consecutive 200m free finals, clocked 52.24 seconds in Budapest on Sunday, giving her the fifth fastest time in the world this year.
After an intense period of competition, during which she also made history at the Asian Games in Hangzhou by winning the city’s first gold in the pool, the 25-year-old said she was “happy I am done with racing”.
“I am taking a week off and enjoy my time out of the pool and by the time I come back I will be recharged,” she said. “You get to see old friends and meet new friends and take some time and go sightseeing.”
Accumulating 166.4 points, Haughey managed to edge out China’s star swimmer Zhang Yufei, who trailed 0.2 behind, but remained out of reach of the 177.4 points wracked up by Australian Kaylee McKeown.
