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Siobhan Haughey is Hong Kong's most successful swimmer, and the first from the city to win an Olympic medal in the pool. She won two silver medals, in the women's 100m and 200m freestyle events at the Tokyo Games. A world-record holder in the 200m, she won two golds at the Short Course World Championships in 2021.
With an unprecedented haul of at least 52 medals in the bag, the city can once again be proud of its athletes and ensure those glory days continue.
Olympic swimmer’s three gold medals at World Cup in Berlin have clearly made the case for greater funding of all kinds of sport and physical activity.
City honours system that traditionally rewards retired officials, politicians, business and influential figures enhances its credibility and relevance.
The importance of nurturing and funding the city’s athletic development has been underlined with fencer Edgar Cheung Ka-long claiming the world title in Paris.
Swimming star again does Hong Kong proud by following up her two silver medals at the Tokyo Olympics with two golds, a bronze and a world record in Abu Dhabi
Hong Kong’s participation in the Olympics proves Beijing hasn’t broken all its promises. Our sports stars have shown that Hongkongers, when left alone in the arenas they have been promised, can deliver.
- Hongkonger wins in Texas, beating US’ Katie Ledecky and posting time bettered this year only by Summer McIntosh of Canada
- She also won the 100m freestyle, beating Kate Douglass of the US in her other favoured event
Siobhan Haughey has to settle for second in the 100 metres freestyle final in Doha, two days after her historic gold in the 200m.
Siobhan Haughey reaches the 100 metres freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships, a day after becoming Hong Kong’s first ever gold medallist with her 200m win.
Siobhan Haughey is dominant in Doha to claim her first ever gold – and Hong Kong’s – in a global championships or Games held in the Olympic-standard format.
Siobhan Haughey reflects on her journey from ‘random girl’ to star, helped by a breakthrough realisation at the Tokyo Olympics, and gives demonstration in the pool at Swim to Dream event.
Hong Kong’s Siobhan claims 100m breaststroke in personal best time, minutes after winning 200m freestyle at Greensboro Aquatic Centre.
Siobhan Haughey sweeps 100m and 200m free finals, to win a total of six World Cup golds, while Kaylee McKeown, who owns all three backstroke world records, makes a full sweep of back events for three triple crowns.
Siobhan Haughey claims third straight 200m World Cup gold in time of 1:54.08, with 100m freestyle world record in her sights on Sunday. Kaylee McKeown shatters own 200m backstroke world record.
Days after breaking the Asian 100m freestyle record in Hangzhou, Siobhan Haughey improves it again in Berlin, beating several of her rivals and inching closer to Sarah Sjostrom’s world best.
Siobhan Haughey breaks her own city record twice on way to first medal in Hangzhou, and still has enough in the tank to help team finish third in 4x100m freestyle relay final.
‘I’m just focusing on my own swimming,’ Siobhan Haughey says after 50-metre freestyle victory at Hong Kong Open in Victoria Park on Saturday.
Hongkonger was chasing her city’s first ever podium finish in the global long-course championships, in her second shot at glory after missing out on a medal in the 200m.
Hongkonger is second in her semi-final to qualify third-fastest, while Australia’s Kyle Chalmers takes gold in the blue riband men’s 100m freestyle.
Hongkonger’s time is her best of the season, but O’Callaghan finally takes Federica Pellegrini’s record that had stood since 2009 as she beats compatriot Ariarne Titmus.
Quartet of Siobhan Haughey, Camille Cheng, Tam Hoi-lam and Stephanie Au set 4x100 metres freestyle best in Fukuoka, after Cassiel Rousseau wins the 13th and last diving gold for Australia.
Siobhan Haughey finished fourth in 200m in 2019 edition and missed last event in Budapest because of injury, but coach says she is peaking at just the right time.
Peony Sham, 17, scores top prize for volunteering and spearheading mental health initiative at annual event organised by Post and sponsored by Jockey Club.
‘I think it’s just a tweak,’ Mollie O’Callaghan’s coach says, with weeks to go until showdown in Japan, as Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey targets her first gold.
Hongkonger tops women’s classification with seven event wins and is backed to swim faster at July’s long-course World Championships, where she will seek her first medal.
Hongkonger eases to 50 and 200 metres freestyle wins in tour’s second leg in Barcelona, with final leg to come in Monaco before training camp to prepare for World Championships.
Hongkonger clocks world-leading 100m freestyle time in the Mare Nostrum Tour – and the only two occasions she has swum faster were at her breakthrough Olympics in 2021.
There is success for some of the city’s other swimmers in the opening leg of the Mare Nostrum Swim Tour, with Benson Wong seventh in 200m breaststroke final, while Adam Mak wins B final.
Hongkonger posts a time of 24.56 seconds in the final of the 50m freestyle at the Mare Nostrum Swim Tour meet in France, bettering her own record of 24.59 from 2019.
The Hongkonger and her Japanese rival have entered three of the same events in the Tour and could be competing for the same medals at the Games in Hangzhou in September.
Both Tokyo Games medallists continued their fine form into 2022, earning them the top honours in the men’s and women’s categories.
Ho becomes third athlete from city to qualify after winning 50m free heat in 21.86 seconds at Long Course Time Trial, while Haughey hits 100m mark.
Student Cindy Cheung Sum-yuet, 16, finishes first in women’s 200m backstroke in 2:10.35 to make the Paris 2024 A-cut at Hong Kong Long Course Time Trial.
