Siobhán Haughey Of Hong Kong Captures Her First Long-course World Title In Doha

DOHA, Qatar: Siobhán Haughey of Hong Kong captured her first long-course world title, profitable the ladies’s 200-meter freestyle Wednesday on the World Aquatics Championships.

Haughey, a three-time champion on the short-course worlds, lastly touched first within the massive pool after years of shut calls.

She was the Olympic silver medalist in each the 100 and 200 free on the Tokyo Games, along with a runner-up end within the 100 free finally summer time’s world championships in Fukuoka.

Also, Haughey completed fourth within the 200 free — simply off the rostrum — at each the 2019 and 2023 worlds.

“This really means a lot to me,” she mentioned. “It’s nice to finally see the No. 1 next to my name.”

In the primary remaining of the evening, Ireland’s Daniel Wiffen used a powerful ending kick to seize the boys’s 800 freestyle in 7 minutes, 40.94 seconds, his nation’s first medal ever on the world championships.

“I really wanted to win this one,” mentioned Wiffen, the short-course world file holder within the 800 free.

Haughey added to a bronze medal she received a day earlier within the 100 breaststroke, a shocking end in an occasion she swam “just for fun.”

She will face a a lot stiffer problem on the Paris Olympics, the place the 200 free will embrace Australian stars Mollie O’Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus, who have been among the many many no-shows for Doha.

“I feel like I can do a lot better,” Haughey mentioned. “Paris is the main target, so hopefully tweak and fine-tune some things the next few months and I can have an even better swim in Paris.”

The first swimmer from Hong Kong to seize an Olympic medal was beneath world-record tempo by means of 150 meters and held on on the finish to win in 1:54.89. She completed effectively off O’Callaghan’s mark of 1:52.85 set finally yr’s worlds.

The silver went to New Zealand’s Erika Fairweather at 1:55.77, giving her one other medal after a victory within the 400 free. Australia’s Brianna Throssell took the bronze at 1:56.00.

In the 800 free, Elijah Winnington of Australia claimed the silver in 7:42.95, whereas Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri — the 2019 world champion within the occasion — light on the finish to accept bronze at 7:42.98.

HIGH DIVING

Rhiannan Iffland of Australia received her fourth straight world title in ladies’s excessive diving.

The 32-year-old Iffland completed with 342.00 factors off the 20-meter tower at Doha Old Port.

Canada took the subsequent two spots on the rostrum within the non-Olympic occasion, with Molly Carlson claiming silver at 320.70 and Jessica Macauley grabbing bronze at 320.35. American Kaylea Arnett completed fourth.

The males’s remaining, from the 27-meter tower, is Thursday. France’s Gary Hunt led after the primary two rounds.

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