19TH ASIAN GAMES
The penultimate night of action at the 19th Asian Games saw the women’s 50m freestyle take to the Hangzhou pool. Among the contestants was 25-year-old Siobhan Haughey, the Olympic multi-medalist from Hong Kong.
Haughey ultimately got to the wall in a time of 24.34, good enough for silver behind winner Zhang Yufei of China. Zhang posted a new Games Record result of 24.26 while teammate Cheng Yujie rounded out the top 3 performers in 24.60.
As for Haughey, the former University of Michigan Wolverine’s time checked in as a new lifetime best and Hong Kong national record. Entering this competition, Haughey had been as quick as 24.44, a time she put up at the Hong Kong Championships in August.
In fact, tonight’s effort marks the 3rd time she’s cracked a new 50m freestyle record, having started the season with a then-record of 24.56 notched on the Mare Nostrum Tour.
Haughey’s 50m free silver is added to her 100m/200m freestyle gold medal haul already produced at this competition. Her time of 52.17 in the 100m established a new Hong Kong national and Asian continental record.
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