2023 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP – BERLIN
- October 6-8, 2023
- Berlin, Germany
- LCM (50 meters)
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Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey just put up the fastest 100m freestyle of her career to take gold on the final night of action in Berlin.
Competing on day 3 of the first stop of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup, 25-year-old Haughey ripped a winning time of 52.02.
That saw the Olympic multi-medalist handily beat out both Cate Campbell of Australia and Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden Campbell settled for silver over a second behind in a time of 53.26 while Sjostrom bagged bronze in 53.39.
As for Haughey, she opened in 25.08 and brought it home in 26.94 to establish a new World Cup series record. The previous standard stood at the 52.34 Campbell put on the books during the 2019 circuit.
Haughey’s best-ever outing entering this competition rested at the 52.17 she notched just over a week ago at the 2023 Asian Games. There in Hangzhou, Haughey split 25.16/27.01 to log a new Asian Record, so her swim this evening took down that mark by .15.
Her result this evening renders her the #3 performer in history with Paris 2024 less than one year away.
Top 5 Women’s LCM 100 Freestyle Performers All-Time
- Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) – 51.71, 2017
- Emma McKeon (AUS) – 51.96, 2021
- Siobhan Haughey (HKG) – 52.02, 2023
- Cate Campbell (AUS) – 52.03, 2018
- Simone Manuel (USA) – 52.04, 2019
Haughey took the silver medal in this women’s 100m free event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, hitting a result there of 52.27, a then-Asian record before she lowered it in Hangzhou.
Below is a split comparison from Haughey’s 3-fastest performances.
| Haughey’s Asian Record Tonight | Haughey’s Asian Record from 2023 Asian Games | Haughey’s Asian Record from 2020 Olympic Games |
| 25.08 | 25.16 | 25.10 |
| 26.94 | 27.01 | 27.17 |
| 52.02 | 52.17 | 52.27 |
Haughey already took bronze in the 400m free in Berlin a new Hong Kong Record of 4:05.30 and also nabbed the 200m free gold last night in a new World Cup Record of 1:55.10.
Interesting while it lasted.
Siobhan sub 51.50! Yeah, baby!
you fixed the chart but still say she’s #4
Love this. Womens 100m free getting very exciting. Good for MOC to go in not as favourite, that’s if she qualifies.
Siobhan definitely going in as the favourite now.
She’s hardly the favorite based on a couple of fast times. That’s not how oddsmaking works. The same mistake was made here in 200 butterfly with Smith and McIntosh.
If Haughey makes this a habit and Mollie regresses toward Paris, Haughey could become a small favorite. But the most recent champion always earns heavy benefit of a doubt.
Haughey should focus on 100 free as her main event.
She has a chance for gold in 100.
Maybe just keep doing what she’s doing now. Only small tweaks.
I had MOC as heavy favourite going into Paris but just goes to show anything can happen!
Haughey now owns the fastest time since Tokyo. MOC isn’t far off and is younger and on the rise still. McKeon still fastest in the last 5 years but was off form this year. Sjostrom is the WR holder but hasn’t been within 0.5 of her WR since 2017. Then there are a few dark horses who could swoop in if the top swimmers aren’t on their game.
Since her elbow injury I think Sjostrom has narrowed her focus to the 50s. As good as she still is in the 100 I think the likes of MOC and Haughey are getting away from her.
Where is she training these days? At LSU with bishop?
In Israel with Tom Rushton. Was in Asia for much longer this year with worlds and Asian games. Stayed over there in between.
Hong Kong and Israel
Seems like she’s found a good fit with her training in Israel. It’s obviously trivial in the big picture of what’s going on, but let’s hope the recent events in the area don’t upset the success she’s been having.
I mentioned it before, but she should go all-in for the 100 Free at the Olympics (and maybe even Doha World Champs.)
She wont beat Molly or Emma Paris
McKeon’s best time is only 6 hundredths ahead and she’ll be 30 at the next Olympics
With that sort of form you can never say never, I hope she wraps herself in cotton wool and stays healthy.
Sounds like the confidence of someone who would have said Misty Hyman won’t beat Susie or Petria…..
I agree that training focus should focus on the 100, but with that I think she also snags a medal in the 200. It is unlikely she is swimming relays so she can still be fresh.
I also think she has good chance of medalling in the 200 since Summer will either drop it or it’ll come after the 4IM final (I would also mention Mollie having the 100 back semi beforehand but if she hasn’t been trying the 100 back/200 free double the past few years she’s not going to suddenly do it in Paris)
MOC, Titmus, McIntosh will probably be on 200 podium in Paris.
They are considerably faster and younger.
MOC and titmus would have to be favoured for gold and silver in the 200 and summer will be on the rise. Haughey’s best shot is to go all in on the 100 training
I agree.
One gold is better than one or two minor medals.
Despite the “wall” of 52.0’s, sjostrom’s WR still feels relatively safe
I think the best chance to do it is as a lead off in 4×100 free just like how Sarah did it. Relatively, they are not that fatigued yet as 4×100 free is always in the first night of the meet.
Emma could have done it in Tokyo (or close to it) but she was used in in the third leg. She did a 51.3 split
With all the 51-flat and 51-low relay splits of Cate, you could argue that a 51.7 flat start was a possibility. But she is always used as a relay anchor. Also, i feel like Cate has a different kind of mental switch in a relay which works out well for her compared to an… Read more »
Emma really should’ve been given that opportunity in Tokyo. Bronte always delivers great splits so swapping them might have even made the relay faster.
And it was day 1. No one has any idea just how well Emma was going to swim that meet.