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Siobhan Haughey

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College (Michigan)

2015-2016

Haughey made an immediate impact at Michigan as a freshman. At the Big Ten Championships , she won the 100-yard Freestyle (47.71), 200-yard Freestyle (1:43.51) and 200-yard IM (1:54.97). This earned her Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships. She also swam on Michigan’s winning 400 and 800 free relays.

At the NCAA Championships, Haughey finished 5th in 200-yard Freestyle (1:43.35), 11th in 100-yard Freestyle (48.26) and 12th in 200-yard IM (1:56.01). Also swam on 200-yard Freestyle Relay, 400-yard Freestyle Relay, 800-yard Freestyle Relay and 400-yard Medley Relay.

She was a CSCAA All-American (2016: 200-yard Freestyle) and five-time CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (2016: 100-yard Freestyle, 200-yard IM, 200-yard Freestyle Relay, 400-yard Freestyle Relay, 800-yard Freestyle Relay).

2016-2017

Two-time Big Ten champion (200-yard Freestyle, 800-yard Freestyle Relay)

At the Big Ten Championships, Haughey finished 1st in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:42.49) and 2nd in the 100-yard Freestyle (47.70). Was also DQed in 200-yard IM after initially being declared winner (did not finish on back during backstroke leg). She aided in the victories of Michigan’s winning 200 and 800 free relays.

At the 2017 NCAA Championships, Haughey finished 4th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:41.21), 10th in the 100-yard Freestyle (47.39) and 11th in the 200-yard IM (1:55.09). She was two-time CSCAA All-American (200-yard Freestyle, 800-yard Freestyle Relay) and four-time CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (100-yard Freestyle, 200-yard IM, 400-yard Freestyle Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay).

For her accomplishments in and out of the pool, Haughey earned All-Big Ten (First Team), CSCAA Scholar All-American, and Academic All-Big Ten.

2017-2018

At the Big Ten Championships Haughey won the 200-yard IM (1:53.59) and the 200-yard Freestyle (1:41.66) and finished 2nd in the 100-yard Freestyle (47.54), as well as aiding the 400 free relay to a Big Ten title.

At the 2018 NCAA Championships, Haughey earned national runner-up in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:40.69), finished 4th in the 100-yard Freestyle (46.91) and 9th in the 200-yard IM (1:53.53).

She was five-time CSCAA All-American (100-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Freestyle Relay, 400-yard Freestyle Relay, 800-yard Freestyle Relay) and two-time CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (200-yard IM, 400-yard Medley Relay).

For her accomplishments in and out of the pool, Haughey earned All-Big Ten (First Team), CSCAA Scholar All-American, Academic All-Big Ten, and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.

2018-2019

Haughey saved the best for last in her senior year at Michigan. At the Big Ten Championships, Haughey won the 100-yard Freestyle (47.06) and 200-yard Freestyle (1:41.57), and finished 2nd in the 200-yard IM (1:52.36). She garnered a total of 5 Big Ten titles in the 100-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Freestyle Relay, 400-yard Freestyle Relay, and 800-yard Freestyle Relay. This earned her honors of All-Big Ten (First Team) and Academic All-Big Ten.

At the NCAA Championships, Haughey finished 3rd in 100-yard Freestyle (46.64) and 3rd in 200-yard Freestyle (1:40.70). She was DQed in the 200-yard IM prelims. She earned a total of 6 All-American honors, competing in the 100-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Freestyle Relay, 400-yard Freestyle Relay, 800-yard Freestyle Relay, and 400-yard Medley Relay.

National/International Competition

2014 Asian Games (Incheon, South Korea)

In Incheon, Haughey anchored all 3 (400 free, 800 free, 400 medley) of Hong Kong’s relays to bronze medals.

2016 Olympics (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Siobhan Haughey represented Hong Kong in Rio, reaching the semifinals in the 200 free and finishing 13th overall.

2017 World Championships (Budapest, Hungary)

Haughey finished 5th in the 200 freestyle (1:55.96) and 14th in the 100 freestyle (54.05) individually. She also swam leadoff leg of Hong Kong’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay (53.99) and breaststroke leg of 4×100-meter medley relay.

2017 World University Games (Taipei, Taiwan)

At the 2017 Universiade, Haughey won gold medals in both the 100 freestyle (54.10) and 200 freestyle (1:56.71).

62nd Festival of Sport (Hong Kong)

Haughey Qualified for the 2019 World Championships and 2020 Olympics at the 2019 Festival of Sport in Hong Kong, hitting the FINA A standard in the 100 freestyle (53.59) and 200 free, racing a 1:57.16 in the first half of the 400 freestyle.

2019 Swammy Awards

Haughey broke several Hong Kong Records in 2019, including 4 in long course. She broke her own 200 free record at the 2019 FINA World Championships, coming up just a tenth shy of the Asian Record in the process. She was 2 tenths away from the podium, taking 4th in that event. For her accomplishments, Haughey earned the Asian Female of the Year Swammy Award.

2020 ISL Budapest Bubble

In season 2 of the ISL, Haughey represented the defending champions, Energy Standard. Haughey broke over numerous Asian records in the bubble, ending with a 50.94 in the 100 free (#3 performer all-time) and 1:51.11 in the 200 free (#2 performer all-time). She raked in a massive 250.0 points to finish 7th in the MVP point standings and finished 8-for-8 in the 200 free throughout the first 2 seasons of the ISL.

2020 Swammy Awards

For her accomplishments in the ISL, Haughey earned the 2020 Swammy for Asian Female of the Year for the second year in a row.

2020 Olympic Games

Haughey started her Olympics off in the 200 free, moving through prelims and semis easily to make the final. In the final, Haughey swam out ahead of the pack, maintaining her lead until the last 25 where she was passed by Ariarne Titmus. Still, Haughey got her hand on the well 2nd to earn silver, her first Olympic medal.

Haughey kept her momentum rolling in the 100 free, moving through prelims and semis before swimming a huge personal best in the final, touching 2nd at 52.27 to earn her 2nd silver of the Games in a new Asian record.

2023 World Aquatics Championships (Fukuoka, Japan)

Haughey got a good wake-up swim in the 400 free relay where she was a solid 52.59. A couple of days later, she took on the 200 free. Haughey was relaxed through prelims with a 1:56.56 and solid in semis with a 1:55.48. She seemed to have shut it down on the last 50 in semis, coming home in 30.28. Haughey was fantastic in the final with a 1:53.96, just off her PB of 1:53.92 from 2021. While a truly impressive time that is the #15 time in history, Haughey found herself off the podium in 4th as the first woman ever to go 1:53 and miss a medal. Ahead of her, Mollie O’Callaghan (1:52.85, WR), Ariarne Titmus (1:53.01), and Summer McIntosh (1:53.65, WJR) took medals. 

Haughey was on a bit of a revenge tour in the 100 free, leading prelims with a 53.15 and sitting 3rd in semis with a 52.90. In the final, Haughey was out like lightning in 24.87 to lead the field but down the stretch, Haughey could not hold off a charging Mollie O’Callaghan and ended up 2nd in 52.49. While not a best time, it was Haughey’s first LC Worlds medal.

2023 Asian Games (Hangzhou, China)

Swimming an off-event, Haughey still managed to capture bronze in the 50 breast with a 30.36. That took .85 seconds off her own national record. Previewing her meet to come, in the 400 free relay, Haughey clocked a super speedy 51.92 split to help Hong Kong to bronze. In the 200 free, Haughhey came within striking distance of her own 200 free Asian Record of 1:53.92 as she crushed the previous Games record of 1:56.65 by over 2.5 seconds to win in 1:54.12. 

In the 100 free, Haughey collected her second gold medal of the 2023 Asian Games in style, firing off a new Asian Record en route to topping the field with a 52.17. Opening in 25.16 and closing in 27.01, she won by almost a second. The penultimate night of action saw Haughey take down another national record, this time in the 50 free. Haughey ultimately got to the wall in a time of 24.34, good enough for silver behind winner Zhang Yufei. That shaved .10 seconds off her PB.

2023 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup (Multi-stop)

Haughey was one of the best performers across all three stops: Berlin, Athens, and Budapest, as she reset multiple national records. She raced the 100 and 200 free across all three stops and won the “crown” in both by winning at each stop. In the 100, her best swim came at the first meet in Berlin. There, she shaved .15 seconds off her Asian Record of 52.17 as she won by over a second with a 52.02. Amazingly, Haughey was faster than her previous pace on both 50s; she opened in 25.08 and brought it home in 26.94. That swim, moved Haughey to #3 all-time behind Sarah Sjostrom (51.71) and Emma McKeon (51.96). Haughey was slightly off that time in Athens with a still impressive 52.55 and just missed her best in Budapest with a 52.24.

In the 200 free, Haughey was the model of consistent progress. In Berlin, she erased Katinka Hosszu’s World Cup Record of 1:55.41 with a 1:55.10, a little over a second off her PB. She dominated the race, beating the field by over a second. In Athens, she snuck under her days-old record with a 1:55.03. Haughey won by 1.72 seconds. She saved her best for the last stop in Budapest, crushing the World Cup record for the 3rd time with a season-best 1:54.08. Haughey was out super quick, leading the world record pace by .44 seconds at the 100, she faded a little on the 3rd 50 but was still .11 ahead of pace at the 150. Haughey could not quite keep up with the WR line, coming home in 29.45.

In Berlin, Haughey also tried the 400 free on for size and broke her own national record with a 4:05.30 for 3rd. In Athens, Haughey dabbled in breast again, taking 2nd in an impressive 30.36, tying her national record and nearly beating Ruta Meilutyte. At the final stop in Budapest, Haughey knocked .04 seconds off her NR with 24.30 50 free, the 4th time she had done so in 2023 alone. That time was good for 2nd. 

With her double-triple and various podium finishes, Haughey ended up second in the World Cup rankings to only Kaylee McKeown. She earned $116,000 over the circuit. 

2023 U.S. Open Championships (Greensboro, North Carolina)

Haughey took on a fairly large schedule, with the 50/100/200/400 free and 100 breast. In her first finals session, Haughey ended up 3rd in the 400 free with a 4:06.38 behind McIntosh (3:59.42) and Ledecky (4:02.38). That same night, she also placed 5th in the 50 free with a 24.62.

The following night, Haughey took on the abnormal 200 free/100 breast double. She jumped out to the lead on the first 50 meters of the women’s 200 freestyle and didn’t look back. As has been the case, she was under world record pace at the 100. She fell off the pace on the back half but stayed 2 seconds clear of Ledecky, who was second. Haughey’s 1:54.20 was over a second under Ledecky’s previous meet mark and just .07 seconds off the U.S. Open Record.

 With just 15 minutes of rest, Haughey was up on the blocks again. With Lilly King DQed in prelims, a huge opportunity presented itself. Haughey touched in 1:06.05, a huge personal best, dropping 2.33 seconds off the PB she recorded in prelims. Much like her 200 freestyle win, Haughey led the race from wire to wire, splitting 31.04/35.01. She was fastest in the field on both 50s, out-splitting even Lydia Jacoby, who is known for her closing speed, on the second 50. It marked a Hong Kong record. 

“I was not expecting that,” said Haughey after her 100 breast win. “I knew I wouldn’t have too much time in between. I don’t swim the 100 breast that often, so I was really surprised by the time. I treat the (double) like training, like doing two sets of race pace. Fifteen minutes is a decent amount of time in terms of training, so if I think about it that way it’s easier to manage.”

Haughey closed out the meet with another Championship record, this time in the 100 free with a 52.94.

2024 Hong Kong Short Course Age Group Swimming Championships (Hong Kong)

A week out from Worlds, where she planned to contest the 100 breast, Haughy swam 1:04.48 to break the Hong Kong National Record (SCM) of 1:05.92 that was set by Yvette Kong in 2009 during the supersuit era at a World Cup stop in Singapore.

International Medals

Place Event Year Meet
Silver 100 Free 2020 Olympic Games
Silver 200 Free 2020 Olympic Games
Silver 100 Free 2023 World Championships
Gold 100 Free 2021 Short Course World Championships
Gold 200 Free 2021 Short Course World Championships
Bronze 400 Free 2021 Short Course World Championships
Gold 200 Free 2022 Short Course World Championships
Silver 100 Free 2022 Short Course World Championships
Bronze 400 Freestyle Relay 2014 Asian Games
Bronze 800 Freestyle Relay 2014 Asian Games
Bronze 400 Medley Relay 2014 Asian Games
Gold 100 Free 2023 Asian Games
Gold 200 Free 2023 Asian Games
Bronze 50 Breast 2023 Asian Games
Bronze 400 Freestyle Relay 2023 Asian Games
Gold 100 Free 2013 World Junior Championships
Bronze 50 Free 2013 World Junior Championships

Best Times

Course Event Time Date Meet
lcm 50 Free 24.30 10/20/23 2023 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup
Budapest, Hungary
lcm 100 Free 52.02 10/08/23 2023 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup
Berlin, Germany
lcm 200 Free 1:53.92 07/28/21 2020 Olympic Games
Tokyo, Japan
lcm 50 Breast 30.36 09/24/23 2023 Asian Games
Hangzhou, China
lcm 100 Breast 1:06.05 12/01/23 2023 U.S. Open Championships
Greensboro, North Carolina
scy 100 Free 46.64 03/23/19 NCAA Championships
Austin, Texas
scy 200 Free 1:40.69 03/16/18 NCAA Championships
Columbus, Ohio
scy 200 IM 1:52.36 02/21/19 Big Ten Championships
Bloomington, Ind.
scm 100 Free 50.94 11/21/20 2020 ISL Finale
Budapest, Hungary
scm 200 Free 1:51.11 11/22/20 2020 ISL Finale
Budapest, Hungary
scm 100 Breast 1:04.48 02/03/24 2024 Hong Kong Short Course Age Group Swimming Championships
Hong Kong
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