Adam Chillingworth delivers silver for Hong Kong in Monaco leg of Mare Nostrum Tour

He earns the city a medal despite the blow of Siobhan Haughey’s last-minute withdrawal through injury

Second place in 200 metres breaststroke comes in a Hong Kong record time for Chillingworth, weeks before the World Championships

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Adam Chillingworth (left) reaches the podium for Hong Kong in Monaco. Photo: Mare Nostrum Tour

Published: 5:25pm, 23 May 2022Updated: 5:30pm, 23 May 2022

Adam Chillingworth took over top billing for Hong Kong in the Mare Nostrum Tour in the absence of the injured Siobhan Haughey, taking silver in the 200 metres breaststroke.

He set a new Hong Kong record in the event’s first leg in Monaco as he captured the city’s first medal of this year’s three-part series.

Chillingworth and Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands, a two-time Tokyo Olympic silver medallist, outswam the rest in the final, with the former clinching silver in two minutes 12.52 seconds behind Kamminga, who clocked 2:10.91.

The time for Chillingworth beat the official Hong Kong mark of 2:13.30 that he set last year. He swam faster still at last month’s British championships, but his 2:12.17 there has yet to be verified by the Hong Kong Swimming Association.

Hong Kong’s Adam Chillingworth heads to the Mare Nostrum Tour’s next leg in Barcelona after finishing second in Monaco. Photo: Hong Kong Swimming Association

He also swam in the 50m and 100m during the Mare Nostrum weekend, but missed a place in the finals.

Born in Hong Kong before relocating to the United Kingdom with his parents when he was 15, Chillingworth returned to the city in 2019 when he competed in the Hong Kong Open, revealing that he wanted to represent Hong Kong in future competitions and had applied for a Hong Kong passport.