https://www.scmp.com/rss/519373/feed The latest news on Katie Ledecky, 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 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Chinese swimming star Li Bingjie has rejected the notion she was ever a prodigy, and rather considered herself to be a “shark” who swam her way back to the top through years of hardship and who now had her sights set on the Los Angeles Olympics. Li rose to fame at age 15, breaking the Asian record when she won silver at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, and claiming four gold medals at the National Games that year. However, there was an eight-year gap before she achieved another... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3345884/chinese-swimmer-li-bingjie-reveals-secret-her-return-la-olympic-track-cold-buns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3345884/chinese-swimmer-li-bingjie-reveals-secret-her-return-la-olympic-track-cold-buns?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Mar 2026 02:00:22 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Chinese swimming sensation Yu Zidi has been nominated for a Laureus World Sports Award, the youngest athlete to ever receive that honour. The 13-year-old is up for the Breakthrough of the Year Award alongside the likes of NBA star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Formula 1 champion Lando Norris. There has been recognition too for Hong Kong charity Rugby for Good in the Laureus Sport for Good category. Yu made history at the World Aquatics Championships last year, becoming the youngest swimmer to ever... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3345309/chinas-teen-swimming-sensation-yu-becomes-youngest-ever-receive-laureus-nomination?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3345309/chinas-teen-swimming-sensation-yu-becomes-youngest-ever-receive-laureus-nomination?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:00:16 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky clocked the second-fastest women’s 1500m freestyle time in history on Wednesday to launch the US Pro Swim Series event in Austin, Texas, with a dominant victory. Ledecky was untouchable as she cruised to victory in 15 minutes and 23.21 seconds, more than a minute in front of 16-year-old runner-up Brinkleigh Hansen, who touched in 16:31.31. Becca Mann was third in 16:35.09. Ledecky did not threaten her world record of 15:20.48, set in 2018, but she... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3339984/katie-ledecky-continues-ownership-1500m-freestyle-second-fastest-swim-ever?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3339984/katie-ledecky-continues-ownership-1500m-freestyle-second-fastest-swim-ever?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:00:10 +0000 SCMP Sport,dpa SCMP Sport,dpa Katie Ledecky won a seventh 800 metres freestyle title, the United States set a world record to take 4x100m freestyle mixed relay gold, and China continued to dominate diving at the World Aquatics Championships on Saturday. The US’ Ledecky had to give her all to secure a 23rd career world title as she was pushed to the limit by Australian Lani Pallister and Canadian star Summer McIntosh from start to finish. Ledecky edged Pallister by a mere 0.32 of a second as she clocked a championship record... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3320553/ledecky-wins-800m-freestyle-us-set-relay-world-record-more-gold-chinas-divers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3320553/ledecky-wins-800m-freestyle-us-set-relay-world-record-more-gold-chinas-divers?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Aug 2025 14:18:28 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Chinese divers again won two golds in the water at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Tuesday, while Tang Qianting failed to defend her 100m breaststroke crown. The pick of diving action came in the men’s 10m platform synchronised event, when China’s Cheng Zilong and Zhu Zifeng stole first place, winning by just 0.93 points, as they claimed a total of 429.63. Neutral athletes Nikita Shleikher and Ruslan Ternovoi won silver with 428.70 points, while Americans Carson Tyler and Joshua... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3320043/world-aquatics-championships-chinas-divers-win-2-more-golds-swimmers-win-bronze?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3320043/world-aquatics-championships-chinas-divers-win-2-more-golds-swimmers-win-bronze?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Jul 2025 13:49:49 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Pan Zhanle of China said he was “not sure what happened” after crashing out in the heats of the 200 metres freestyle at swimming’s world championships in Singapore on Monday. Pan, the 100m freestyle Olympic champion and world record holder, finished only 22nd fastest in one minute, 47.46 seconds to miss out on the top 16 who qualify for the semi-finals. “I felt OK yesterday but today’s swim felt completely different,” said Pan, whose time was way outside his 200m best of 1:44.65. “I’ll have to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3319837/chinas-pan-zhanle-not-happy-after-shock-exit-world-aquatics-championships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3319837/chinas-pan-zhanle-not-happy-after-shock-exit-world-aquatics-championships?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Jul 2025 08:57:41 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Three world records in five days put Summer McIntosh in rare company, and now the 18-year-old Canadian swimming sensation is primed to take the world championships by storm. McIntosh won three gold medals at the Paris Olympics last year and then broke three world records in a breathtaking performance at the Canadian trials in June. The teenager is the first swimmer to set world records in three different individual events since Michael Phelps did it on the way to his glittering eight-gold haul... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3319274/chinese-record-under-threat-canadas-mcintosh-swimming-worlds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3319274/chinese-record-under-threat-canadas-mcintosh-swimming-worlds?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:00:08 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Yu Zidi of China is only 12 years old and will race at the World Swimming Championships later this month in Singapore. But her age is only part of the picture. Not only is Yu very young, but her times in three events this year are also among the best in the world. And here is the kicker: those times would have been very close to medals in last year’s Paris Olympics. And she is not yet a teenager. “I think it’s a great story. I don’t know where it will lead,” said Greg Meehan, the national team... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3318639/all-eyes-chinese-swimmer-yu-zidi-12-who-takes-stunning-times-world-championships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3318639/all-eyes-chinese-swimmer-yu-zidi-12-who-takes-stunning-times-world-championships?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jul 2025 23:00:10 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky made a blistering return to the swimming pool on Wednesday, clocking the second-fastest 1,500m freestyle in history in heats at the TYR Pro Series meeting in Florida. The 28-year-old American star, who has not raced in an elite event since last year’s Paris Olympics, touched the wall in Fort Lauderdale in a time of 15 minutes 24.51 seconds. That was just outside her own world record of 15:20.48 set in Indianapolis in 2018, and some 39.62 seconds... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3308642/olympic-great-katie-ledecky-scorches-second-fastest-1500m-time-her-return-pool?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3308642/olympic-great-katie-ledecky-scorches-second-fastest-1500m-time-her-return-pool?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 May 2025 05:30:07 +0000 Swim star Ariarne Titmus said she is in better shape now than when she won Olympic 200m and 400m freestyle gold in Tokyo. The Australian, who beat Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey into silver at the last Olympics, heads to Paris on the back of shattering the 200m world record last month and clocking the second quickest 400m of all time, behind only her own world best. It makes her the red-hot favourite in both disciplines, with her task in the 200m made easier by key rivals, American great Katie... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3270972/paris-olympics-siobhan-haugheys-200m-rival-ariarne-titmus-says-shes-best-shape-ever?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3270972/paris-olympics-siobhan-haugheys-200m-rival-ariarne-titmus-says-shes-best-shape-ever?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:00:11 +0000 Australia’s head swimming coach Rohan Taylor has urged his Olympic team not to get distracted by a Chinese doping scandal that has rocked the sport, calling it “a waste of energy”. Reports in April revealed 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for the prescription heart drug trimetazidine – which can enhance performance – ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. They were not suspended or sanctioned after the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) accepted the explanation of Chinese authorities that the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3266800/paris-olympics-australian-swimmers-urged-not-be-distracted-china-doping-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3266800/paris-olympics-australian-swimmers-urged-not-be-distracted-china-doping-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Jun 2024 08:00:22 +0000 Siobhan Haughey laid down a serious marker in her bid to become an Olympic champion, setting a new Mare Nostrum Swim Tour record in Barcelona and threatening to break the 200-metre freestyle world record on Thursday. Haughey won the race in one minute, 54.57 seconds, shaving 0.09 seconds off Camille Muffat’s 2012 record and putting up the fifth-fastest 200m freestyle of the 2023-24 season, the fourth best of her career. But the real story came in the first 100m of the race, with the double... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3264801/hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-sets-new-mare-nostrum-record-goes-close-world-best-200m-freestyle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3264801/hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-sets-new-mare-nostrum-record-goes-close-world-best-200m-freestyle?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 May 2024 06:00:10 +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 Malaysia’s Michelle Yeoh was one of 19 honorees to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from US President Joe Biden on Friday. Others receiving the highest US civilian award included Team USA swimmer Katie Ledecky, assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers and television host Phil Donahue. “Don’t let age get in your way,” Biden, the oldest US president at 81, said to Ledecky, 27, as he encouraged her to seek more medals during an awards ceremony at the White House on Friday. “Katie, age... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3261349/malaysian-oscar-winner-michelle-yeoh-be-among-19-recipients-us-presidential-medal-freedom-biden?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3261349/malaysian-oscar-winner-michelle-yeoh-be-among-19-recipients-us-presidential-medal-freedom-biden?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 May 2024 09:33:30 +0000 Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey swam the world’s second-fastest 200 metres freestyle time this year in Texas on Saturday to underline her status among the favourites for Olympic gold in Paris. Haughey stormed to victory at the Pro Swim Series in San Antonio, leading the race throughout to clock one minute, 54.52 seconds and finishing ahead of Katie Ledecky of the United States, the Olympic champion over the distance in Rio in 2016. Her winning time was 0.37 seconds faster than her gold medal-winning... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3258934/olympics-2024-siobhan-haughey-swims-second-fastest-200-metres-freestyle-year-boost-gold-prospects?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3258934/olympics-2024-siobhan-haughey-swims-second-fastest-200-metres-freestyle-year-boost-gold-prospects?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Apr 2024 14:34:57 +0000 Sitting in the call room ahead of her 200 metres freestyle final at the Tokyo Olympics, Siobhan Haughey looked at the swimmers assembled around her and had something of an epiphany. The Hong Kong star was moments away from winning a silver medal, but it was not until then, sitting next to the likes of Ariarne Titmus and Katie Ledecky, that she realised she belonged. Haughey won the city’s first medal of any colour in the pool at an Olympics that day in Japan, and added a second in the 100m... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3249251/siobhan-haughey-reveals-her-light-bulb-moment-she-passes-swimming-insights-hong-kongs-next?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3249251/siobhan-haughey-reveals-her-light-bulb-moment-she-passes-swimming-insights-hong-kongs-next?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Jan 2024 23:45:15 +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 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 The biggest obstacle for Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey at swimming’s World Championships next month, Mollie O’Callaghan of Australia, has suffered a knee injury in training just weeks before the showpiece in Japan. Haughey is targeting her first long-course world titles in her favoured 100 and 200 metres freestyle, and recorded the year’s world-leading time in the 100m during last month’s Mare Nostrum Tour in Europe. O’Callaghan has since bettered Haughey’s 100m time and also holds the fastest... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3225697/swimming-world-championships-siobhan-haugheys-australian-rival-mollie-ocallaghan-has-knee-scare?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3225697/swimming-world-championships-siobhan-haugheys-australian-rival-mollie-ocallaghan-has-knee-scare?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Jun 2023 06:51:26 +0000 Siobhan Haughey fired a warning to her 200m rivals ahead of next month’s World Championships, swimming the fourth fastest time this season on her way to a stunning gold in Rome on Friday. A month after amassing seven golds and one silver at the three-stage Mare Nostrum Swim Tour, the Hongkonger laid down another marker, swimming her fastest time of the year. Her time of 1 minute 54.77 seconds was second only to her silver medal-winning performance at the Tokyo Olympics, and was more than enough... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3225256/hong-kong-star-siobhan-haughey-fires-world-championships-warning-200m-rivals-storms-gold-rome?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3225256/hong-kong-star-siobhan-haughey-fires-world-championships-warning-200m-rivals-storms-gold-rome?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Jun 2023 09:06:14 +0000 Eileen Gu added another piece of silverware to her already impressive collection at the Laureus World Sports Awards, and said it was “a huge honour” to be recognised for her achievements. The 19-year-old was crowned action sportsperson of the year at a glittering ceremony in Paris on Monday night, where she rubbed shoulders with the world’s best athletes, including Lionel Messi, who was named sportsman of the year, and sprinter Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who topped the sportswoman category. After... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3219849/laureus-world-sports-awards-chinas-eileen-gu-crowned-action-sportsperson-year-messi-wins-sportsman?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3219849/laureus-world-sports-awards-chinas-eileen-gu-crowned-action-sportsperson-year-messi-wins-sportsman?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 May 2023 17:45:08 +0000 There was another Olympic place and another Hong Kong record for Siobhan Haughey at the Pro Swim Series in Florida, as she earned her ticket to Paris in her favourite 200 metres freestyle and landed a city best with her lesser-spotted breaststroke. 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... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3212349/siobhan-haughey-beaten-200m-freestyle-canadian-teen-sensation-seals-paris-2024-spot?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3212349/siobhan-haughey-beaten-200m-freestyle-canadian-teen-sensation-seals-paris-2024-spot?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Mar 2023 06:32:35 +0000 With less than 18 months to go until the Paris Olympic Games, Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey will be on a double mission at the TYR Pro Swim Series in the United States, with one of her main events – the 100 metres freestyle – beginning on Thursday. The 25-year-old will compete in her first long-course competition since the Hong Kong Open Championships last August and hopes to start the season on a high note by meeting the Olympic “A” qualifying standard at Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Centre. “To be... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3211930/siobhan-haughey-has-early-chance-qualify-paris-olympics-tyr-pro-swim-series-florida?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3211930/siobhan-haughey-has-early-chance-qualify-paris-olympics-tyr-pro-swim-series-florida?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Mar 2023 06:59:26 +0000 China’s Eileen Gu is among a host of world-class athletes, including Lionel Messi, Rafael Nadal and Katie Ledecky, who have been nominated for the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards. Gu’s double gold medal-winning performance at the Beijing Winter Olympics has earned her a nod in the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award, while snowboarder Chloe Kim, who defended the half-pipe gold she won as a teenager, is also nominated. The Stanford University student, who won the big and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3210846/laureus-world-sports-awards-chinas-eileen-gu-nominated-alongside-likes-lionel-messi-rafael-nadal-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3210846/laureus-world-sports-awards-chinas-eileen-gu-nominated-alongside-likes-lionel-messi-rafael-nadal-and?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Feb 2023 10:33:14 +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 After two weeks of non-stop competition Siobhan Haughey finally ran out of steam on Thursday, finishing fourth in the 50m freestyle at the Fina World Cup event in the US. The 25-year-old struggled to keep up with Katarzyna Wasick of Poland, who touched the wall in 23.10 seconds, with American Abbey Weitzeil second in 23.62 and Australia’s Madi Wilson third in 23.73. Haughey’s time of 23.88 seconds was 0.13 seconds short of her Asian record, but still would not have been enough to earn her bronze... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3198420/hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-finally-runs-out-steam-fina-world-cup-finishes-fourth-50m-freestyle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3198420/hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-finally-runs-out-steam-fina-world-cup-finishes-fourth-50m-freestyle?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Nov 2022 06:01:01 +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’s golden run in the Fina World Cup series came to a screeching halt in Toronto, as Canadian teen Summer McIntosh won gold setting two world records in the process. Facing a far stronger field at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre than last week in Berlin, where Haughey bagged three gold medals, the Hongkonger could only manage bronze this time, with multiple Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky taking silver. The 16-year-old McIntosh set a new world cup record and world junior... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3197690/siobhan-haugheys-golden-run-ended-toronto-summer-mcintosh-breaks-records-fina-world-cup-meet?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3197690/siobhan-haugheys-golden-run-ended-toronto-summer-mcintosh-breaks-records-fina-world-cup-meet?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Oct 2022 01:36:40 +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 endured an unsuccessful Sunday morning at the 2022 Fina World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, with none of their four simmers making it through their respective heats. Stephanie Au finished seventh in Heat 3 of the women’s 100-metres backstroke, clocking a time of one minute and 1.62 seconds, which saw her finish 21st overall. Cheuk Ming-ho was 42nd overall in the men’s 200m freestyle, in a time of 1:51.60, after coming home last out of 10 swimmers in Heat 5. In the men’s 100m... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3182290/fina-world-championships-hong-kong-swimmers-fail-reach-finals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3182290/fina-world-championships-hong-kong-swimmers-fail-reach-finals?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Jun 2022 13:26:17 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Siobhan Haughey is expected to recover from an ankle injury and compete at the Fina World Championships in Hungary as planned, her Hong Kong team coach said on Friday. In the absence of Australian pair Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell, the double Olympic silver medallist is the favourite in the 100 metres and 2oom freestyle in Budapest. Three years ago in South Korea, Haughey became the first swimmer from the city to reach a final at the World Championships, when she finished fourth in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3182073/siobhan-haughey-has-good-chance-2022-fina-world-championships-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3182073/siobhan-haughey-has-good-chance-2022-fina-world-championships-after?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:36:06 +0000 Australia and the United States will revive the bilateral Duel in the Pool contest after a gap of 15 years in Sydney in August, Swimming Australia announced on Wednesday. The rivalry between the swimming powerhouses was revived at the Tokyo Olympics last year, where a resurgent Australia ran the United States close in the final medal tally. The three-day event at Sydney’s Olympic Park from August 19-21 will bring together 30 Olympic, Paralympic and national team swimmers from both countries,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3174866/duel-pool-between-us-and-australia-return-sydney-after-15-year-hiatus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3174866/duel-pool-between-us-and-australia-return-sydney-after-15-year-hiatus?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Apr 2022 07:07:10 +0000