Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey cruises to fourth straight gold on Mare Nostrum Swim Tour
- Haughey takes 100m race in comfortable 52.76 seconds, with Sweden’s Michelle Coleman second in 53.87
- Teammates Ian Ho and Adam Chillingworth also reach finals in Barcelona, but miss out on podium spots
Siobhan Haughey continued a largely unchallenged quest to retain her Mare Nostrum Swim Tour title, picking up a fourth gold medal at the second leg in Barcelona on Wednesday.
The Hongkonger cruised to another 100-metre freestyle gold, swimming well within herself to touch the wall in 52.76 seconds, far slower than the 52.55 she posted on her way to winning the same race in France last weekend.
Victory maintains Haughey’s 100 per cent record on this year’s tour, having also won the 200m freestyle and the 100m breaststroke at the first leg in Canet-en-Roussillon.
In a race she led from the start, the 26-year-old was through her first 50m in 25.72 and ultimately finished more than a second faster than Sweden’s Michelle Coleman.
Coleman, who didn’t compete in the first leg in France, finished in 53.87, with Slovenia’s Neza Klancar third in 53.97.
Elsewhere in the pool, Haughey’s Hong Kong teammate Ian Ho Yentou could not build on his impressive bronze medal in the 50m freestyle in France, finishing sixth in Barcelona, in a time of 22.33.
