Siobhan Haughey beaten in 200m freestyle by Canadian teen sensation – but seals Paris 2024 spot
- Hong Kong’s Haughey finishes behind 16-year-old Summer McIntosh but meets Olympic qualifying standard, having already done so in 400m
- She shows her versatility by breaking city record in 50m breaststroke, and could yet earn her third Paris berth in 50m freestyle
Haughey achieved her second Paris 2024 qualifying time despite finishing third, in what was a busy session for the 25-year-old late on Friday local time in Fort Lauderdale, in the second leg of this series. She competed in the finals of the 200m free and 50m breaststroke with only a 15-minute break in between.
In her now customary style in the 200m, Haughey was only fifth on reaction time in a line-up packed with Olympic medallists and event winners, but was very much in contention by the 50m mark, touching second, just behind Summer McIntosh of Canada.
She was chased and eventually overhauled by multiple Olympic medallist Katie Ledecky of the United States, the winner of the first leg of the Pro Swim, with the Hongkonger finishing third in a time of one minute 55.53 seconds.
That was 1.61 seconds slower than her best – set when winning one of her two silver medals at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 – but good enough to meet the “A” qualifying standard of 1:57.26 for the next Games in Paris.
