Siobhán Haughey
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Siobhán Bernadette Haughey, SBS, (/ʃəˈvɔːn ˈhɔːhi/ shə-VAWN HAW-hee;[5][6] Chinese: 何詩蓓; Jyutping: ho4 si1 pui4; Cantonese pronunciation: [hɔː˩ siː˥ pʰuːi˩];[4] born 31 October 1997) is a Hong Kong competitive swimmer. She became the first Hong Kong swimmer to win an Olympic medal and the first Hong Kong athlete to win two Olympic medals in any sport, after winning silver in the women's 200-metre freestyle and women's 100-metre freestyle during the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. She also won the first swimming gold for Hong Kong in 2022 Asian Games, and became the most decorated Hong Kong athlete of all time in one single edition of Asian Games with 2 Golds, 1 Silver and 3 bronze.[7]
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Native name | 何詩蓓 |
Birth name | Siobhán Bernadette Haughey |
National team | Hong Kong |
Born | (1997-10-31) 31 October 1997 (age 26)[1] Hong Kong, China |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2][3] |
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb)[1] |
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Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Club | Energy Standard International Swim Club South China Athletic Association (南華體育會) |
College team | University of Michigan |
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Haughey is Hong Kong’s first World Record holding swimmer after breaking the 200-metre freestyle record at the 2021 World Short Course Championships, as well as the first ever Short Course World and Junior World's champion. She has registered 24 Hong Kong records and 6 Asian records in her career (currently holding 23 and 5 records), and in total she has broken HK and Asian records for 98 times and 23 times respectively. She represents Energy Standard in the International Swimming League.[8]