Siobhan Haughey’s prospects grow for Paris Olympics as she adds another US Open record, this time in 100m freestyle
- She beats Americans at US Open swimming championships, powering to a meet record in one of her favoured disciplines
- The Hongkonger had already won two events at the championships, collecting a personal best and another meet record along the way
Siobhan Haughey rounded off a triumphant weekend at the Toyota US Open swimming championships with her third title of the meeting – and another record time – in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The 26-year-old Hongkonger continued to position herself as a medal prospect for next year’s Paris Olympics as she won the 100 metres freestyle, one of the two events in which she claimed silver at the Tokyo Games two years ago.
And she did it in a meet record 52.94 seconds at Greensboro Aquatic Centre on Saturday to maintain the form that made such a splash on Friday, before Katie Ledecky – among those she had already beaten – closed the championships with a dominant 1,500m free win.
Haughey, who also took silver in the 100m at the World Championships this year, powered to the win ahead of Torri Huske and Abbey Weitzeil of the United States, with Huske finishing second in 53.17 and Weitzeil third in 53.53.
Ledecky, who had also settled for second in the 400m free behind Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh, closed with a characteristically dominant 1,500m win in 15 minutes, 46.38 seconds.