Siobhan Haughey seals move to reigning International Swimming League champions Energy Standard after breaking freestyle record yet again

The 22-year-old Haughey breaks the national 100m freestyle record for the third time in a year

Turkish giants Energy Standard welcome top points-scorer Haughey after another successful outing in Des Moines last week

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Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey wins a heat in the women’s 200m freestyle at the 2019 world championships in Gwangju, South Korea. She missed out on the bronze medal by two-tenths of a second. Photo: AP

Published: 5:03pm, 9 Mar 2020Updated: 5:02pm, 9 Mar 2020

Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Haughey has broken her national 100m freestyle record for the third time in a year, swimming a 53.30 at last week’s TYR Pro Swim Series in Des Moines, Iowa.

The 22-year-old Haughey, who set previous records in April and June last year, secured top spot having finished above American Olympic gold medallists Simone Manuel and Allison Schmitt. She also finished second in the 200m women’s freestyle, beaten only by USA’s five-time Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky.

Haughey also created waves in the International Swimming League (ISL) after it was announced she will move to reigning league champions Energy Standard for next season’s edition. Formerly of DC Trident, Haughey joins a rich roster including Sarah Sjostrom (Sweden), Emily Seebohm (Australia) and Femke Heemskerk (Netherlands).

“Our second swimmer for today is a new addition to our team, although she was dominant in the league last season, going undefeated in the 200m freestyle. From Hong Kong, Siobhan Haughey. Welcome to the USL champions,” said Turkish powerhouse Energy Standard in an Instagram post.

Haughey was an integral part of DC Trident’s campaign in the inaugural ISL season, finishing the team’s top individual scorer, winning four events, and remaining unbeaten in the 200m freestyle. Haughey was also voted the 2019 Asian Female Swimmer of the Year by SwimSwam.