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Jonathan White

Follow our live coverage of day three of the Tokyo Olympics here
Hong Kong’s star swimmer Siobhan Haughey did exactly what she needed to in her opening hit-out of these delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The 23-year-old, appearing at her second Olympics, took to the Tokyo Aquatics Centre pool with the task of finishing among the 16 fastest swimmers across the four 200m freestyle heats and she did just that.
Haughey has been mentioned as a medal hope by many, including the chef de mission of the Hong Kong delegation, Pui Kwan-kay.
Her reputation has only grown since Rio, with strong showings at the Asian Games, in the NCAA with the University of Michigan and a stand-out second season in the International Swimming League last year with Energy Standard.


Haughey, sporting a white cap adorned with the Bauhinia, cruised into the semis with ease.
She finished second in her heat as she matched Czech swimmer Barbora Seemanova in the lane next to her.
Seemanova touched the wall a tenth of a second before Haughey’s time of 1:56.48, not that it mattered.
The only important thing was that Haughey was in the semis no matter what happened in the fourth and final heat.


As it happened she finished eighth overall, qualifying easily in what looked like a comfortable swim.
“My goal for tonight was to just make it through to the semi-final. I was in a good position because I didn’t have to go all out to make it. That was my goal and I did it,” Haughey said.
“What’s important is to go back and recover and really be on top of my game for tomorrow.”
The fastest qualifier was Katie Ledecky of the US, fresh off her disappointment in the 400m freestyle final on Monday morning.
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Ledecky topped her heat and the 200m pack in 1:55.28 with Penny Oleskiak behind her in 1:55.38 in the heat and the standings.
They finished as the top two ahead of Aussie pair Madison Wilson (1:55: 87) and new national hero Ariarne Titmus (1:55.88), who won the 400m freestyle gold earlier in the morning.
With the job done, Haughey will go again on Tuesday morning in the semi-finals.


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Swim star finishes second in her heat and eighth overall as Katie Ledecky leads field into Tuesday semi-finals
The 23-year-old looked comfortable in her first swim in Tokyo where she will also compete in 50m, 100m and relay



Swim star finishes second in her heat and eighth overall as Katie Ledecky leads field into Tuesday semi-finals, but the 23-year-old was comfortable in her first hit-out before competing in the 50m, 100m and relay.


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