Hong Kong swimming star Siobhan Haughey ‘will miss teammates’ but not disappointed by loss of ISL season
- The International Swimming League cites war in Ukraine as reason for postponing fourth season until 2023
- Haughey says decision will not affect her too much, with focus on Fina World Championships in July and Asian Games in September
Hong Kong’s double Olympic silver medallist Siobhan Haughey said she would miss her teammates, but was not disappointed by the International Swimming League’s decision to delay this season over the war in Ukraine.
The ISL, which is backed by Ukrainian businessman Konstantin Grigorishin, said on Monday it planned to postpone its fourth year of competition, which was expected to start in June in North America and finish in October, to 2023.
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“I’m not disappointed and it does not really affect the first half of my year,” said the 24-year-old, who has been training at the Hong Kong Sports Institute ahead of the Fina World Championships in Budapest in July.
“Without ISL, I’ll be competing in less competitions in the second half of the year but I’m sure I can still find other competitions to go to.
“I always enjoyed ISL but I understand why they had to cancel it this year. I’ll miss my teammates but I’m sure I’ll see them at other competitions.”