https://www.scmp.com/rss/519370/feed The latest news on Caeleb Dressel, American competitive swimmer and Olympian, including competition news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Paris Olympics roared into life on Saturday with an action-packed day book-ended by gold for China and Hong Kong. Teenage shooters Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting got things started for the mainland team in the 10m mixed team air rifle and there was diving gold too, both early enough for Hongkongers to be fully aware of them. Vivian Kong Man-wai, though, was still negotiating her way to a remarkable fencing gold for Hong Kong, clinched when most in her hometown will have been in bed. If you... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272169/while-you-were-sleeping-5-things-know-after-gold-hong-kong-paris-olympics-day-1?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272169/while-you-were-sleeping-5-things-know-after-gold-hong-kong-paris-olympics-day-1?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Jul 2024 23:32:31 +0000 For top athletes, the Olympics is not just about winning a gold medal, but also for testing the limits of human endeavours. The Games’ motto – “Faster, Higher, Stronger” – has inspired generations to compete with their peers to achieve the best results in human history. And at most events, athletes at the pinnacle are also aiming for the Olympic record and, above all, world record. With that in mind, here are some Olympic records likely to be challenged in Paris. Women’s 200m 21.34 seconds One... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/athletics/article/3272125/five-olympic-games-and-world-records-likely-be-challenged-paris?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/athletics/article/3272125/five-olympic-games-and-world-records-likely-be-challenged-paris?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Jul 2024 08:00:17 +0000 Some of Siobhan Haughey’s rivals are banking on the latest cutting-edge swimsuits to be their secret weapon as they race for gold at the Paris Olympics. Competitors believe innovation can be the difference in a sport where medals are sometimes decided by a mere fingertip, although the evidence is not so sure. Driven by technology that takes inspiration from space travel, Speedo has produced a new version of its Fastskin LZR Racer suit billed as its most water-repellent ever. Claiming to provide... https://www.scmp.com/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3269020/siobhan-haugheys-olympic-rivals-turn-rocket-suits-bid-win-gold-paris?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3269020/siobhan-haugheys-olympic-rivals-turn-rocket-suits-bid-win-gold-paris?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Jul 2024 10:30:09 +0000 They’ve given up much of their lives to spend hours in the water, putting their bodies through gruelling training sessions in the hopes that they can beat records and be among the world’s best swimmers. But as well as achieving Olympic and World Championship glory, some particularly talented swimmers get to enjoy another benefit: a rewarding bank balance. While ascending to the dizzying heights of their chosen sport, many notable swimmers cash in on their personal brand to do endorsements for... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3263470/5-richest-swimmers-world-net-worths-ranked-michael-phelps-and-katie-ledecky-sarah-sjostrom-who-holds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3263470/5-richest-swimmers-world-net-worths-ranked-michael-phelps-and-katie-ledecky-sarah-sjostrom-who-holds?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 May 2024 20:00:19 +0000 Siobhan Haughey rounded off a triumphant weekend at the Toyota US Open swimming championships with her third title of the meeting – and another record time – in Greensboro, North Carolina. The 26-year-old Hongkonger continued to position herself as a medal prospect for next year’s Paris Olympics as she won the 100 metres freestyle, one of the two events in which she claimed silver at the Tokyo Games two years ago. And she did it in a meet record 52.94 seconds at Greensboro Aquatic Centre on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3243666/siobhan-haugheys-prospects-grow-paris-olympics-she-adds-another-us-open-record-time-100m-freestyle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3243666/siobhan-haugheys-prospects-grow-paris-olympics-she-adds-another-us-open-record-time-100m-freestyle?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Dec 2023 05:39:53 +0000 Siobhan Haughey has laid down another marker ahead of next year’s Paris Olympics, winning twice inside 20 minutes at the Toyota US Open. The Hongkonger slashed more than two seconds off her personal best on the way to taking the 100-metre breaststroke gold, an event she rarely swims, moments after setting a championship record in the 200m freestyle. Haughey’s time of one minute, 54.20 seconds took the new mark under 1:55 for the first time, bettering Katie Ledecky’s 1:55.47 from 2021 by some... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3243603/hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-shatters-100m-breaststroke-time-claims-double-gold-toyota-us-open?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3243603/hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-shatters-100m-breaststroke-time-claims-double-gold-toyota-us-open?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Dec 2023 03:31:04 +0000 SCMP Reporter,Agencies SCMP Reporter,Agencies China dominated the 200 metres freestyle in the absence of Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey at the World Aquatics Championships, as Yang Junxuan won the gold and Tang Muhan the bronze. Haughey had pulled out of the championships in Budapest because of an ankle injury that she sustained when she slipped on the poolside last month. The mishap denied the 24-year-old a chance to become Hong Kong’s first long-course world champion. She won a short-course world title last December over the same distance,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3182629/siobhan-haugheys-mishap-chinas-gain-world-200m-freestyle-final?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3182629/siobhan-haugheys-mishap-chinas-gain-world-200m-freestyle-final?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Jun 2022 07:19:17 +0000 Hong Kong swimmer Ian Ho Yentou’s lead-up to this year’s world championships and Asian Games is going exceptionally well after beating seven-time Olympic gold medallist Caeleb Dressel to a podium spot at the TYR Pro Swim Series on Tuesday. The 24-year-old Virginia Tech student-athlete, who secured four personal bests (PB) at the FINA world championships in UAE last December, clocked 22.22 seconds to finish second in the men’s 50 free finals in Westmont, California. Ho was only beaten by former... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3173261/hong-kongs-ian-ho-says-training-siobhan-haughey-has-helped-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3173261/hong-kongs-ian-ho-says-training-siobhan-haughey-has-helped-world?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Apr 2022 10:30:27 +0000 Singapore’s former Olympic swimming champion Joseph Schooling has begun his two-year enlistment for national service. The 26-year-old shared videos on his Instagram account of himself getting his head shaved on Sunday, in line with regulations. His mother May Schooling later posted a picture of her son smiling with his new haircut, and posing with his thumbs up. “Bags packed, hair shaved, always ready to serve his country. Proud mummy here,” she wrote, confirming in a reply to a comment on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3162136/singapore-olympic-swim-hero-joseph-schooling-shaves-head-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3162136/singapore-olympic-swim-hero-joseph-schooling-shaves-head-and?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:09:44 +0000