Siobhan Haughey Heads Up Hong Kong Olympic Roster
By Retta Race on SwimSwam
The 2024 Olympic Games are nearly upon us, with action kicking off on July 27th.
The nation of Hong Kong has released its 7-strong roster for the Games, highlighted by freestyle powerhouse Siobhan Haughey.
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26-year-old Haughey is among the 6 females named to the lineup while Ian Ho is the sole male on the roster.
Haughey was a two-time individual silver medalist at the postponed 2020 Olympic Games, earning runner-up status in both the 100m and 200m freestyle events.
This time around she’s joined by teammates Stephanie Au, Camile Cheng, Cindy Cheung, Natalie Kan and Hoi Lam Tam.
Haughey currently ranks as the top swimmer in the world in the 100m free, courtesy of the Hong Kong national record of 52.02 established at the Berlin stop of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup last October.
She currently ranks 4th in the world in the 200m free with the 1:54.08 produced in Budapest.
Haughey also checks in among the world’s best in the 100m breast, owning a career-best 1:05.92 from this year’s World Championships.
For his part, Ho is the fastest Hong Kong swimmer ever in the men’s 50m free, owning a lifetime best of 21.83 from Doha.
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