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ISL: Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey sets another Asian record in Budapest

  • Swimmer beats her own Asian best in winning the 200m freestyle, moves to seventh fastest in history
  • Star finishes with three Hong Kong records in first match of International Swimming League season and Energy Standard debut

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Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey in the women's 200m freestyle at the 2019 World Championships in South Korea. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey impressed in day two of the first match of the International Swimming League in Budapest on Saturday setting another Asian record.

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The 22-year-old built on Friday’s success at the Duna Arena, where she set an Asian record with her 100m split in the freestyle relay, with a win and another Asian record in the 200m free.

This was also her third Hong Kong national record of the match.

Haughey finished in 1:51.67, ahead of the 2012 London Olympic champion Allison Schmitt, to take 15 points for her Energy Standard team. This bested her own Asian record of 1:51.99, which she set in the ISL finals last year and moves her to seventh all time.

 

She followed this up with helping the team to a one-two finish in the 100m free, finishing just behind teammate Sarah Sjostrom, who owns the 200m world record.

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