Paris Olympics: Siobhan Haughey has ‘good plan’, vows to have fun in 100m freestyle final
- One of Haughey’s major rivals, the world-record holder, has delivered her verdict on Hongkonger’s chances of claiming first Olympic title
Siobhan Haughey has vowed to “have fun” in what could be the race of her life at Paris’ raucous La Defense Arena tonight.
The Hongkonger will swim in the Olympic 100 metres freestyle final at around 2.30am Hong Kong time on Thursday, after clocking 52.64 seconds to qualify fastest from the semi-finals overnight.
Haughey said she had a plan for how to add gold to the two silver and one bronze Olympic medals already in her possession. As in Monday’s 200m freestyle final, in which Haughey finished third, she will encounter a host of superstar athletes trying to stop her from becoming an Olympic champion.
One of Haughey’s major rivals, world-record-holder Sarah Sjostrom, insisted: “Siobhan is one of the girls who can win it.”
Asked if it was now or never for her hopes of topping an Olympic podium, 26-year-old Haughey told the Post: “I don’t think of it that way. I’m more of a process-oriented person.
“I just want to make sure I execute my race nicely. We have a good plan, so I just want to go out there and have fun.”