Siobhan Haughey makes Instagram quip as poolside slip rules her out of Mare Nostrum Tour

Olympic medallist reveals withdrawal with an ankle injury that coach says was caused by slip on poolside floor in Dubai

‘You know how they say swimmers can’t do anything on land … well it’s true,’ Haughey says in her Instagram story

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Siobhan Haughey will stay in Monaco to cheer on her Hong Kong teammates after her withdrawal. Photo: EPA-EFE

Published: 7:47pm, 21 May 2022Updated: 10:44pm, 21 May 2022

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 right ankle by slipping on the poolside floor last weekend in Dubai, and felt pain when walking afterwards, according to Hong Kong swimming head coach Chen Jianhong.

Haughey had been set to swim in a long-course pool for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics. Photo: Instagram

Haughey had been set to swim in the 50 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres freestyle events in Monaco, but pulled out as a precaution with one eye on next month’s World Championships in Budapest. The injury was described as minor.

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