ISL 2021: Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey back in action at International Swimming League play-offs
- Tokyo Olympics star set to face last year’s champions the Cali Condors for first time this season in Eindhoven
- ISL 2021 final moved to December from January in Dutch city with unbeaten Energy Standard expected to qualify
Hong Kong’s double Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games silver medallist Siobhan Haughey returns to the pool this week as the International Swimming League play-offs begin on Thursday.
Her unbeaten Energy Standard team are top of the standings after the regular season in Naples, Italy, with four wins from four matches and Haughey has been key to that success ahead of these semi-finals.
The Hongkonger took 30 jackpot points as she dominated the women’s 200m free in match three on her way to being rated as fifth in the MVP standings for the regular season behind Daiya Seto of Tokyo Frog Kings, Cali Condors duo Caeleb Dressel and Beata Nelson, and her teammate Sarah Sjostrom.
Swimming World readers also voted Haughey as the most impressive swimmer of the regular season ahead of Nelson, Sjostrom and Abbie Wood of the New York Breakers. Haughey took 44 per cent of the vote.
Haughey and Energy Standard now travel to Eindhoven in the Netherlands as the play-offs begin to decide who will compete in next month’s final, which will now take place in Eindhoven on December 3 and 4.
