Siobhan Haughey warns Asian Games and World Championships rivals she’s chasing her ‘best times’ this summer
- Hong Kong swimming sensation booked her ticket to 2024 Paris Games in the 200m and 400m freestyle at Pro Swim Series in Florida last weekend
- Next up is the Long Course Swimming Time Trial at the Hong Kong Sports Institute over April 15-16, with the 25-year-old in red hot form
Siobhan Haughey is not fooling around in her quest for top honours, with the double Olympic silver medallist looking to post her “best times this summer” at the World Championships and the Asian Games.
The 25-year-old is in red-hot form, and booked her ticket to the 2024 Paris Games in the 200m and 400m freestyle – with a city record in the latter, to boot – at the Pro Swim Series in Fort Lauderdale, Florida last weekend, in what was her first major long-course competition in nearly two years.
Next up is the Long Course Swimming Time Trial at the Hong Kong Sports Institute over April 15-16, where she is expected to meet more Olympic qualifying standards in her home city, including in the 50m and 100m freestyle.
Haughey said the Pro Swim was a “good rehearsal” for July’s World Championships in Fukuoka and the Hangzhou Asian Games in September, having competed in the 200m freestyle – her main event – and the 50m breaststroke on the same day.
She finished with two third-place finishes, one A-cut in the free and one city record in the breaststroke.
“It is not easy and very painful [to swim two different strokes] in a day. But it is good training,” Haughey said.
