https://www.scmp.com/rss/519363/feed The latest news on Stephanie Au Hoi-shun, Hong Kong competitive swimmer, including competition news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Paul McNamara Paul McNamara China table tennis great Ma Long received a rock star’s welcome as he made a guest appearance at Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University on Friday. A six-time Olympic gold medallist, Ma joined a panel discussion, then exhibited his enduring talent in front of a thrilled audience. As he made to leave the sports hall after trading shots with two leading university players, Ma disappeared amid a scrum of bodies hunting selfies and signatures. “That enthusiasm and excitement showed the power and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3347349/ma-long-receives-rock-star-welcome-hong-kong-china-great-attracts-thrilled-crowds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3347349/ma-long-receives-rock-star-welcome-hong-kong-china-great-attracts-thrilled-crowds?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:00:49 +0000 Edith Lin,Wynna Wong,Jiang Chuqin,Mike Chan Edith Lin,Wynna Wong,Jiang Chuqin,Mike Chan Hong Kong joined Macau and two Guangdong cities on Sunday in marking the run-up to the National Games with torch relays featuring top athletes, business leaders and community members, as a minister revealed that about a third of local event tickets had been sold. The relays started in the morning in Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen and Guangzhou, with acting chief executive Eric Chan Kwok-ki describing the local section as a “city parade” involving 50 torch-bearers passing landmarks and modern sports... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3331240/hong-kong-joins-sister-cities-taking-torch-national-games-relay-events?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3331240/hong-kong-joins-sister-cities-taking-torch-national-games-relay-events?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Nov 2025 11:45:07 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong swimmer Stephanie Au Hoi-shun said the feeling she had taking part in the city’s National Games torch relay on Sunday was “completely different” than being a flag bearer at the Olympics. The five-time Olympian ran the third leg of the relay alongside Victoria Harbour after collecting the torch from Chinese fencer Sun Yiwen just outside the Legislative Council Complex. She handed it off to Hong Kong Jockey Club chairman Martin Liao. “I used to think being a torch relay runner and a flag... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3331223/swimmer-au-weighs-heavier-torch-against-lighter-responsibility-national-games-relay?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3331223/swimmer-au-weighs-heavier-torch-against-lighter-responsibility-national-games-relay?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Nov 2025 11:00:08 +0000 Stephanie Au Hoi-shun has said she will represent Hong Kong at the World Aquatics Championships and the National Games in 2025 after question marks over her future. The veteran of five Olympic Games told the Post that, while she has not retired from competitive sport, she has enjoyed the “different direction” life had taken after a break from competing following the Paris Olympics. The 32-year-old previously said Paris would be her last Olympics and, after the qualification window shut, said she... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3292586/hong-kong-olympian-stephanie-au-eyes-world-championships-national-games-spots-2025?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3292586/hong-kong-olympian-stephanie-au-eyes-world-championships-national-games-spots-2025?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Dec 2024 04:00:17 +0000 The Hong Kong women’s 4x100 metres freestyle quartet bowed out at the Paris Olympics but backed Siobhan Haughey to power on to individual honours after she was rested from relay duty. Natalie Kan Cheuk-tung, Tam Hoi-lam, Camille Cheng Lily-mei and veteran Stephanie Au Hoi-shun were never in contention for a place in Saturday night’s final, after finishing seventh in their morning heat. Haughey was part of the team that claimed Asian Games bronze last year, but missed the freestyle relay before... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272167/paris-olympics-siobhan-haughey-right-rest-200m-freestyle-hong-kong-relay-team-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272167/paris-olympics-siobhan-haughey-right-rest-200m-freestyle-hong-kong-relay-team-say?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Jul 2024 02:00:21 +0000 The Paris Olympics get into full swing on Saturday with the first day proper of competitive action, and it includes global stars as well as a genuine Hong Kong medal prospect. Some of the events in the Games started as long ago as Wednesday, with the men’s rugby sevens competition almost over already. But after the pomp of the epic opening ceremony on Friday night local time, the greatest show on Earth is officially open. As pageantry makes way for sporting endeavour, here are some of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272111/paris-olympics-5-watch-day-1-hong-kong-fencer-eyes-gold-rugby-7s-medals-decided?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272111/paris-olympics-5-watch-day-1-hong-kong-fencer-eyes-gold-rugby-7s-medals-decided?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Jul 2024 04:30:10 +0000 Fencing coach Greg Koenig said Cheung Ka-long being the city’s flag-bearer at Friday’s Olympic opening ceremony could be a good omen as the Hongkonger seeks to defend his title in Paris. The reigning men’s foil champion carried Hong Kong’s Bauhinia flag alongside swimmer Siobhan Haughey and Koenig said he had only one query when his pupil approached him for permission. “I only asked, ‘Do you want to do it’?” the Frenchman said. “Cheung replied he wanted to represent Hong Kong and would be proud... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3272063/cheung-ka-longs-role-paris-olympics-ceremony-good-omen-hongkongers-history-bid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3272063/cheung-ka-longs-role-paris-olympics-ceremony-good-omen-hongkongers-history-bid?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Jul 2024 00:00:14 +0000 Hong Kong swimmers Siobhan Haughey, Camille Cheng Lily-mei and Stephanie Au Hoi-shun have been getting into the spirit of the Games, and took their first tour of the Olympic Village and aquatics centre on Wednesday. Posting a story on her Instagram account, double silver medallist Haughey showed off her newly polished nails, with two sporting painted logos of the Hong Kong flag and the Olympic rings. “With a hint of gold,” she wrote. Haughey will compete in only two individual events – the 100... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3271730/paris-olympics-hong-kong-swimmers-share-pics-social-media-nails-food-and-venue?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3271730/paris-olympics-hong-kong-swimmers-share-pics-social-media-nails-food-and-venue?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:15:23 +0000 Singaporean swimmer Amanda Lim Xiang Qi said a long and healthy relationship with the Hong Kong team could push her to break a national record on Saturday. Lim will compete at the Hong Kong Open Swimming Championships at Victoria Park this weekend, and has her city’s 50-metre freestyle record in her sights. The 31-year-old has been training in Hong Kong for the past two weeks training for the race, while also helping her counterparts prepare for the 4x100m freestyle and 4x100m medley relays at... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3269944/singapore-swimmer-believes-special-hong-kong-relationship-can-fuel-national-record-bid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3269944/singapore-swimmer-believes-special-hong-kong-relationship-can-fuel-national-record-bid?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Jul 2024 09:57:35 +0000 Siobhan Haughey will lead a Hong Kong swimming team featuring at least seven athletes at the Paris Olympics, after the local association confirmed the squad on Wednesday. Neither Adam Chillingworth nor Hayden Kwan made the initial cut. Both men will have final chances to book their seats on the plane when they swim at the Sette Colli Trophy meeting in Italy this week. Haughey is in stupendous form heading to her third Olympics. A double silver medallist in Tokyo three years ago, she won the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3267223/paris-olympics-siobhan-haughey-leads-hong-kong-swimming-team-athletes-cherish-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3267223/paris-olympics-siobhan-haughey-leads-hong-kong-swimming-team-athletes-cherish-games?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Jun 2024 09:30:09 +0000 Four-time Olympian Stephanie Au Hoi-shun has raced her last 100 metres backstroke in Hong Kong, the swimmer announced in an emotional Instagram post. On Sunday, Au competed in her signature event at the Long Course Swimming Invitational Trial, the city’s final Olympic qualifying meet. And the 32-year-old marked her last race in the city in style, winning in a time of one minute, one second at Hong Kong Sports Institute. Au was over 1½ seconds faster than second-placed Cindy Cheung Sum-yuet, who... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3266832/olympic-swimmer-stephanie-au-wins-last-hong-kong-race-after-emotional-instagram-reveal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3266832/olympic-swimmer-stephanie-au-wins-last-hong-kong-race-after-emotional-instagram-reveal?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Jun 2024 23:30:22 +0000 Ariarne Titmus smashed the 200 metres freestyle world record on Wednesday in one minute 52.23 seconds at the Australian Swimming Trials in Brisbane, shaving 0.62 seconds off the previous mark set by her friend and compatriot Mollie O’Callaghan. In an enthralling race, O’Callaghan finished second in 1:52.48, also blitzing through the world record time she set at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Aussie Lani Pallister hit the wall in 1:55.57 to seal third place. Titmus is... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3266345/siobhan-haughey-rival-ariarne-titmus-smashes-world-200-metre-free-mark-australian-trials?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3266345/siobhan-haughey-rival-ariarne-titmus-smashes-world-200-metre-free-mark-australian-trials?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:54:45 +0000 Siobhan Haughey may be among Hong Kong’s best hopes for a medal at the Paris Olympics, but the world champion swimmer said she did not want the pressure of thinking about the Summer Games right now. And the double Tokyo silver medallist revealed that a benefit of switching to the 800 metres freestyle at the Hong Kong trials last weekend was experiencing the nerves that came with something different, and the pain of a longer swim. Better known for her exploits over shorter distances, the 200m... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3262442/paris-olympics-2024-siobhan-haughey-wanted-nerves-and-pain-800m-race-preparation-summer-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3262442/paris-olympics-2024-siobhan-haughey-wanted-nerves-and-pain-800m-race-preparation-summer-games?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 May 2024 09:30:14 +0000 Hong Kong’s Stephanie Au Hoi-shun is confident of qualifying for the Paris Olympics, but said whatever happened this would be her last Games. The veteran swimmer, who has held a host of city records and made her Olympics debut at the Beijing Games in 2008, told the Post “I’m done”. On Sunday, Au competed in the 100-metre backstroke at the Hong Kong Sports Institute’s (HKSI) Long Course Swimming Invitational Trial, a race she won in 1:00.88 seconds. The 31-year-old’s personal best in the event is... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3262384/paris-olympics-hong-kong-swimmer-stephanie-au-says-summer-games-will-be-her-last-im-done?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3262384/paris-olympics-hong-kong-swimmer-stephanie-au-says-summer-games-will-be-her-last-im-done?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 May 2024 00:15:13 +0000 Siobhan Haughey went the extra mile for her mum on Mother’s Day as she returned to the pool in Hong Kong, and ended up smashing a city record in a race she had never swum before. The 200 metres freestyle world champion is weeks away from leading Hong Kong’s quest for Olympic glory in Paris, but she stepped up in distance at the local trials for the Games, with her mum in mind. Haughey on Saturday entered her first 800m freestyle in an Olympic-length (“long-course”) 50m pool, and proceeded to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3262316/paris-olympics-hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-breaks-record-race-she-had-never-swum?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3262316/paris-olympics-hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-breaks-record-race-she-had-never-swum?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 May 2024 09:57:15 +0000 Hong Kong swimmer Camille Cheng Lily-mei has opened up about the physical and mental toll competing at the Olympics had on her and how she believes such exertion leads many young stars to burnout. The 30-year-old made her debut at the world’s biggest multi-sport event in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, and said being an Olympian changed the expectations she had of herself. A seven-time Asian Games medal winner, Cheng could represent her city in the 4x100 metres freestyle relay and 4x100m medley relay at... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3261251/hong-kong-olympian-cheng-opens-mental-toll-competing-highest-level-takes-says-success-brings-own?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3261251/hong-kong-olympian-cheng-opens-mental-toll-competing-highest-level-takes-says-success-brings-own?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 May 2024 02:00:29 +0000 Hong Kong sailing duo and Asian Games bronze medallists Akira Sakai and Russell Aylsworth clinched their place at the Paris Olympics on Friday by finishing seventh at the 55th French Olympic Week Last Chance Regatta. The pair will compete in the 49er sailing event and join fellow sailor Nicholas Halliday, who qualified for the ILCA7 single-handed dinghy event at the Summer Games in July and August. “The Sailing Federation of Hong Kong, China is extremely proud that our sailors have once again... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3260642/olympics-hong-kong-sailing-duo-akira-sakai-and-russell-aylsworth-book-their-spots-paris-2024?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3260642/olympics-hong-kong-sailing-duo-akira-sakai-and-russell-aylsworth-book-their-spots-paris-2024?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:20 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey has begun her hunt for gold at the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar, qualifying from the 200 metres freestyle heats on Tuesday while preparing for the 100m breaststroke final in the early hours of Wednesday. In the 200m freestyle, one of her favoured races, Haughey came second in her heat, finishing 0.2 seconds behind Hungary’s Nikolett Padar. That qualified her fourth-fastest overall for the semi-finals, with China’s Li Bingjie going through fastest. The... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3251812/world-aquatics-championships-hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-100m-breaststroke-final-doha-starts-200m?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3251812/world-aquatics-championships-hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-100m-breaststroke-final-doha-starts-200m?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Feb 2024 04:46:41 +0000 Siobhan Haughey swam to silver in the 50 metres freestyle at the Asian Games on Thursday as she continued to lead Hong Kong’s medal charge in Hangzhou. The 25-year-old earned the fifth medal of a fruitful Games for her personally, being edged out in a close duel with Chinese favourite Zhang Yufei. It took a Games record to beat her, too, as Zhang touched first in 24.26 seconds, with Haughey also inside the old record in clocking a personal and city best of 24.34. “The 50m free wasn’t really my... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3236165/asian-games-2023-hong-kong-swimmer-siobhan-haughey-claims-50m-freestyle-silver?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3236165/asian-games-2023-hong-kong-swimmer-siobhan-haughey-claims-50m-freestyle-silver?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:36:20 +0000 Stephanie Norton and Ma Kwan-ching etched their names into Hong Kong sporting history after winning the city’s first ever Asian Games sailing silver medals, while windsurfer Chen Ching-ying claimed bronze for more success on the water. There was surprise joy in the velodrome, too, where Hong Kong’s team pursuit quartet of Ceci Lee Sze-wing, Boey Leung Bo-yee, Chloe Leung Wing-yee, and Yang Qianyu beat the favourites South Korea to the bronze. The weather gods shone on the trio of Norton, Ma and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3236013/asian-games-2023-hong-kong-cyclists-take-historic-bronze-trio-pick-2-silver-and-another-bronze-water?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3236013/asian-games-2023-hong-kong-cyclists-take-historic-bronze-trio-pick-2-silver-and-another-bronze-water?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Sep 2023 11:15:13 +0000 Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Haughey won the city’s first Asian Games swimming gold ever in the women’s 200 metres freestyle final on Monday, smashing the Games record in the process. Adding to the excitement at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena was Ian Ho Yentou, who brought home the first swimming medal won by one of the city’s men in 25 years, finishing second in the 50m freestyle. A day after earning two bronze – in the 50m breaststroke and 4x100m free relay – Haughey... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3235771/asian-games-2023-hong-kongs-golden-girl-siobhan-haughey-honoured-keep-winning-her-city?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3235771/asian-games-2023-hong-kongs-golden-girl-siobhan-haughey-honoured-keep-winning-her-city?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Sep 2023 14:34:59 +0000 Hong Kong swimming starlet Siobhan Haughey flexed her muscles in her favoured 200 metres freestyle at the Asian Games, winning her heat to qualify fifth fastest for Monday night’s final. A day after earning two bronzes on Sunday, in the 50 metres breaststroke and 4x100m freestyle relay, Haughey returned to Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena for her main event. In lane 4 of the third and final heat, the 25-year-old established a solid lead from the 50-metre mark to win in two... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3235696/asian-games-2023-siobhan-haughey-seeks-third-medal-hangzhou-200m-free-final-stephanie-au-ian-ho-also?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3235696/asian-games-2023-siobhan-haughey-seeks-third-medal-hangzhou-200m-free-final-stephanie-au-ian-ho-also?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Sep 2023 05:55:17 +0000 Siobhan Haughey got her Asian Games off to a record-setting start on Sunday, claiming bronze in the women’s 50m breaststroke, an event she had previously called “a bit of fun”. The Hongkonger broke her own city record twice on her way to her first medal of the Games, and still had enough left in the tank to help her teammates finish third in the final of the 4x100m freestyle relay. On a day when hosts China dominated in the pool, winning every gold on offer, Haughey’s performance, in an... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3235651/asian-games-2023-swimmer-siobhan-haughey-smashes-her-own-hong-kong-record-en-route-bronze-double?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3235651/asian-games-2023-swimmer-siobhan-haughey-smashes-her-own-hong-kong-record-en-route-bronze-double?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Sep 2023 15:21:10 +0000 Tom Bell Tom Bell China claimed gold in consecutive races at the World Aquatics Championships on Monday evening as Qin Haiyang won the men’s 100m breaststroke and Zhang Yufei the women’s 100m butterfly. Qin’s winning time of 57.69 seconds on day two of pool events in Fukuoka made him the second fastest in history, albeit some way off the 56.88 world record of Britain’s Adam Peaty. “That is a pretty good time,” Qin said. “That is my best time. But I can do better. I will catch up to the world record.” Italy’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3228772/world-aquatics-championships-back-back-china-golds-qin-haiyang-becomes-2nd-fastest-history-and-zhang?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3228772/world-aquatics-championships-back-back-china-golds-qin-haiyang-becomes-2nd-fastest-history-and-zhang?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:55:43 +0000 Chan Kin-wa,Agence France-Presse Chan Kin-wa,Agence France-Presse Siobhan Haughey and her Hong Kong teammates began their World Aquatics Championships in Japan with a city record in the women’s 4x100 metres freestyle relay – but it was still not enough to get them to the final on day one in the pool. The quartet of Haughey, Camille Cheng Lily-mei, Tam Hoi-lam and Stephanie Au Hoi-shun came fifth in their heat in three minutes, 39.93 seconds as swimming events got under way on Sunday. That was one hundredth of a second under their previous best – set by a team... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3228643/world-aquatics-championships-4x100m-relay-record-siobhan-haughey-and-hong-kong-after-australia-end?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3228643/world-aquatics-championships-4x100m-relay-record-siobhan-haughey-and-hong-kong-after-australia-end?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Jul 2023 08:56:57 +0000 Chan Kin-wa Chan Kin-wa Siobhan Haughey has some unfinished business with the World Aquatics Championships in Japan, where she will be attempting to win Hong Kong’s first medal at the long-course competition. A double Olympic silver medallist, short-course world champion and record holder, Haughey has yet to claim a medal at the championships after finishing fourth in 2019 and missing last year’s event in Budapest through injury. But the 25-year-old heads into the competition in Fukuoka on the back of an impressive... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3228328/world-aquatics-championships-siobhan-haughey-out-break-hong-kongs-long-course-medal-drought-fukuoka?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3228328/world-aquatics-championships-siobhan-haughey-out-break-hong-kongs-long-course-medal-drought-fukuoka?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Jul 2023 07:51:31 +0000 Despite the government’s repeated pledges that Hong Kong has returned to normal, this weekend’s swimming event featuring Olympic hero Siobhan Haughey will take place behind closed doors because of Covid-19 restrictions. Most of Hong Kong’s top swimmers including double Tokyo silver medallist Haughey, will compete at the two-day Festival of Sports Long Course Time Trial. The event will provide an opportunity to qualify for next year’s Paris Games, and is the last shot for those wanting to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3216783/hong-kongs-asian-games-qualifiers-closed-fans-fear-covid-19-cases-september-showcase?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3216783/hong-kongs-asian-games-qualifiers-closed-fans-fear-covid-19-cases-september-showcase?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Apr 2023 07:40:44 +0000 Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey has won the silver medal in the 100 metres freestyle at swimming’s short-course World Championships in Melbourne on Thursday. She finished second to Emma McKeon of Australia, the reigning Olympic champion, who had been the fastest qualifier for the final. Defending the title she won in Abu Dhabi a year ago, Haughey clocked 50.87 seconds – 0.1 sec behind McKeon. She and the Australian pulled clear of the rest in the second half of the race but McKeon was always in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3203417/swimming-world-championships-siobhan-haughey-wins-silver-100m-freestyle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3203417/swimming-world-championships-siobhan-haughey-wins-silver-100m-freestyle?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Dec 2022 08:40:10 +0000 Siobhan Haughey will head into her first final of swimming’s short-course World Championships with a chance of a repeating last year’s gold medal after she qualified second-fastest in the 100 metres freestyle on Wednesday. The Hongkonger finished second in her semi-final in 51.69 seconds in Melbourne, as she bids to retain her crown in Thursday’s final. Emma McKeon of Australia, the Tokyo Olympic gold medallist who pipped Haughey in the event, finished ahead of her in 51.28. Hong Kong head... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3203212/fina-short-course-world-championships-siobhan-haughey-wins-heat-she-starts-title-defence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3203212/fina-short-course-world-championships-siobhan-haughey-wins-heat-she-starts-title-defence?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Dec 2022 02:33:13 +0000 Swimming star Siobhan Haughey is primed to defend her two titles at the year-end short course Fina World Championships this week in Melbourne, opting against competing in a third event. Hong Kong head swimming coach Chen Jianhong expressed “100 per cent confidence” in Haughey, who will make her first appearance in the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre on Wednesday. “Siobhan’s training was very good here [at the Hong Kong Sports Institute]. Her target is to swim her best,” Chen said. “She is a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3202991/siobhan-haughey-primed-defend-titles-short-course-fina-world-championships-melbourne?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3202991/siobhan-haughey-primed-defend-titles-short-course-fina-world-championships-melbourne?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Dec 2022 09:04:25 +0000 Sixteen swimmers representing Hong Kong arrived in Melbourne on Friday for next week’s short-course Fina World Championships, with Siobhan Haughey’s achievements last year as their inspiration. Haughey, who 12 months ago in Abu Dhabi won gold in the 100 metres and 200m freestyle and broke the world record in the latter, is in the 16-strong squad in her own right, but her influence has had a powerful effect on the rest, according to Ng Cheuk-yin. Ng, 20, will be one of the busiest of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3202602/fina-world-swimming-championships-hong-kong-all-inspired-aim-higher-siobhan-haughey?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3202602/fina-world-swimming-championships-hong-kong-all-inspired-aim-higher-siobhan-haughey?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Dec 2022 04:30:08 +0000 Siobhan Haughey won the women’s 200m freestyle at the Fina World Cup in the US on Saturday, completing her hat-trick and capturing the “triple crown” for the first time. After a disappointing fourth-place finish in the 50m free the day before, the 25-year-old Haughey led all the way in her favourite event, and not even seven-time Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky could catch her. The Hong Kong sensation was under her own world-record pace before halfway in Indianapolis, and maintained her... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3198548/fina-world-cup-hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-claims-golden-hat-trick-200m-freestyle-triumph-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3198548/fina-world-cup-hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-claims-golden-hat-trick-200m-freestyle-triumph-us?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Nov 2022 03:46:04 +0000 Siobhan Haughey’s winning streak in the 200 metres freestyle continued on Saturday at the Fina World Cup in Toronto, despite the presence of seven-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky. The Hongkonger showed her class by leading all the way – and was on pace to beat her own record until the 125-metre mark when she slowed slightly. But she eventually topped the podium in one minute, 51.13 seconds, just 0.82 seconds off her best, while Ledecky edged a fierce battle for second place with the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3197752/siobhan-haughey-back-top-podium-200m-freestyle-gold-fina-world-cup-meet-toronto?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3197752/siobhan-haughey-back-top-podium-200m-freestyle-gold-fina-world-cup-meet-toronto?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Oct 2022 05:14:20 +0000 Siobhan Haughey has made a habit of breaking records and raising the bar for women’s swimming at home and abroad, but she did something no Hongkonger has ever done at the Fina World Cup in Berlin. In winning the 100 metres freestyle on Sunday night, the 24-year-old completed a hat-trick of gold medals, after her earlier triumphs in the 200m and 400m, and became the first swimmer from the city to win three at a World Cup event. Her performance also means she heads to Toronto, the second of three... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3196988/fina-world-cup-haughey-completes-golden-weekend-berlin-third-win-says-she-can-keep-getting-better?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3196988/fina-world-cup-haughey-completes-golden-weekend-berlin-third-win-says-she-can-keep-getting-better?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Oct 2022 01:26:27 +0000 Siobhan Haughey will return to the international stage on Friday boosted by a high-altitude training camp, with Hong Kong’s double Olympic silver medallist set to compete at the Fina World Cup leg in Berlin. The 24-year-old has not competed for her home city since the short-course World Championships in Abu Dhabi last December, where she won gold in the 100 metres and 200m freestyle – setting a short-course world record in the latter. A poolside slip during a training session in Dubai in May saw... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3196470/siobhan-haughey-cant-wait-fina-world-cup-after-high-altitude-training-camp-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3196470/siobhan-haughey-cant-wait-fina-world-cup-after-high-altitude-training-camp-us?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Oct 2022 07:55:08 +0000 Siobhan Haughey shattered the Hong Kong short-course record by more than two seconds in the 200 metres individual medley on Sunday – her second city best in successive days. The 24-year-old set her second record of the Age Group Time Trial with a time of two minutes 8.03 seconds at Victoria Park Swimming Pool, beating the previous best of 2:10.9 set last year by Chloe Cheng. Haughey’s latest record also achieved the “A” qualifying time for the World Championships in Melbourne in December, a day... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3191300/siobhan-haughey-makes-short-work-it-victoria-park-she-shatters?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3191300/siobhan-haughey-makes-short-work-it-victoria-park-she-shatters?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Sep 2022 09:40:56 +0000 Siobhan Haughey made a winning return at the Hong Kong Open Swimming Championships on Saturday after an eight-month absence from the pool, while teenager Hayden Kwan showed his Paris potential with a Hong Kong record. Freshly recovered from a foot injury, Haughey was competing for the first time since the short-course World Championships in Abu Dhabi in December, and the first time in her hometown in 15 months. And she did not disappoint, finishing first in the 200 metres freestyle in one... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3189620/hong-kong-swimming-championships-siobhan-haughey-winning-return?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3189620/hong-kong-swimming-championships-siobhan-haughey-winning-return?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Aug 2022 14:27:51 +0000 Shirley Chui Shirley Chui Adam Chillingworth will compete in his main event, the 200 metres breaststroke, at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest on Wednesday, buoyed by experiencing a winning feeling on Tuesday. Hong Kong won their heat in the mixed 4x100m medley preliminaries, as Chillingworth, Stephanie Au Hoi-shun, Camille Lily-mei Cheng and Nicholas Lim came home first in three minutes and 54.28 seconds. Sadly for them, their winning time in one of the slower heats left them only 13th overall and out of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3182557/world-aquatics-championships-adam-chillingworth-set-favoured-200m?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3182557/world-aquatics-championships-adam-chillingworth-set-favoured-200m?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Jun 2022 23:30:21 +0000 Hong Kong swimming sensation Siobhan Haughey will miss a golden opportunity to write a new chapter after a lingering ankle injury forced her to withdraw from this week’s Fina World Championships in Hungary. The double-Olympic silver medallist, who injured her ankle in mid-May, was set to compete in the 200m freestyle preliminaries on Monday, and favoured to win the city’s first-ever medal in long course worlds. Four hours before the heats began on Monday, however, the Hong Kong Swimming... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3182395/siobhan-haughey-withdraws-fina-world-championships-injury-i-just?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3182395/siobhan-haughey-withdraws-fina-world-championships-injury-i-just?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Jun 2022 10:39:52 +0000 Shirley Chui Shirley Chui Teenager Chloe Cheng was Hong Kong’s best performer on the opening day of the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest on Saturday, while veteran Stephanie Au Hoi-shun was aiming to make a splash when she enters the fray on Sunday. Cheng, who has earned comparisons to Siobhan Haughey after breaking the double Olympic medallist’s Hong Kong individual medley record at 400 metres, began her campaign in Budapest over her less favoured distance of 200m. Finding herself in the same heat as Olympic... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3182232/world-aquatics-championships-teen-chloe-cheng-eyes-pb-after-jet-lag?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3182232/world-aquatics-championships-teen-chloe-cheng-eyes-pb-after-jet-lag?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Jun 2022 01:30:14 +0000 Shirley Chui Shirley Chui The Hong Kong teen dubbed “the next Siobhan Haughey” said she was embarrassed by comparisons to the double Olympic silver medallist, despite breaking her 400 individual medley record. Chloe Cheng said grouping her with Haughey was something of “an exaggeration” ahead of her departure for the World Aquatics Championships, where the pair will compete as part of the same 10-strong Hong Kong squad. A sixth-form student at Marymount Secondary School in Happy Valley, the 17-year-old earned her moniker... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3181682/hong-kong-teen-dubbed-next-siobhan-haughey-embarrassed-comparisons?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3181682/hong-kong-teen-dubbed-next-siobhan-haughey-embarrassed-comparisons?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:59:24 +0000 Shirley Chui Shirley Chui Siobhan Haughey remains an injury doubt for the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest – despite being named in Hong Kong’s team. The double Olympic silver medallist has been earmarked by the Hong Kong Swimming Association for the 100 metres and 200m freestyle events, as one of the city’s 10 athletes heading to Hungary. But the 24-year-old has been sidelined for the last two weeks, missing this month’s Mare Nostrum meets after slipping on the poolside in Dubai and sustaining an injury to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3179726/siobhan-haughey-still-uncertain-2022-world-aquatics-championships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3179726/siobhan-haughey-still-uncertain-2022-world-aquatics-championships?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 May 2022 10:01:31 +0000 An injury caused by a poolside slip has forced Siobhan Haughey to pull out of the Mare Nostrum Tour on the eve of its first leg in Monaco on Saturday. Hong Kong’s double Olympic silver medallist announced her withdrawal in an Instagram story in the early hours of Saturday (Hong Kong time). “Unfortunately, I injured my ankle and will be sitting out the Mare Nostrum series,” the 24-year-old wrote. “You know how they say swimmers can’t do anything on land … well it’s true.” She had injured her... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3178648/siobhan-haughey-makes-instagram-quip-poolside-slip-rules-her-out?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3178648/siobhan-haughey-makes-instagram-quip-poolside-slip-rules-her-out?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 May 2022 11:47:11 +0000 Christy Yiu Kit-ching had been putting off having a second child to pursue her dreams of competing at the Hangzhou Asian Games, but on Mother’s Day the Hong Kong marathon runner announced she was abandoning that plan. With the multi-sport event now postponed indefinitely because of the raging Covid-19 outbreak in parts of mainland China, Yiu said on Sunday the uncertainty of when the Games might eventually take place had prompted a change of heart. The 34-year-old Hong Kong marathon record... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3176946/asian-games-postponement-prompts-mothers-day-rethink-over-plan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3176946/asian-games-postponement-prompts-mothers-day-rethink-over-plan?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 May 2022 07:28:45 +0000 Hong Kong swimmer Stephanie Au Hoi-shun says she is ready for a fresh crack at breaking the one-minute barrier in the 100m backstroke after joining the squad of one of Australia’s top coaches. The four-time Olympian has been training on the Gold Coast under Chris Mooney, who was coach to backstroker Kaylee McKeown as she topped the podium three times at last year’s Tokyo Games. And after thriving in an environment that she said “pushes us to our limits”, Au will have a tilt at dipping under the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3174118/australian-olympic-pedigree-boosts-hong-kongs-stephanie-au-bid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3174118/australian-olympic-pedigree-boosts-hong-kongs-stephanie-au-bid?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:45:25 +0000