Siobhan Haughey

Siobhán Bernadette Haughey (Chinese: 何詩蓓; born 31 October 1997) is a Hong Kong competitive swimmer.

Siobhán Haughey
Personal information
Full nameSiobhán Bernadette Haughey
National team Hong Kong
Born (1997-10-31) 31 October 1997[1]
Hong Kong
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubSouth China
Athletic Association
(南華體育會)
College teamUniversity of Michigan

Personal life

Haughey was born in Hong Kong in 1997 to an Irish father, Darach, and a Hong Konger mother, Canjo.[3] She attended St. Paul's Primary Catholic School and St. Paul's Secondary School in Hong Kong. She graduated from University of Michigan in the United States. Siobhan Haughey is also the grandniece of former Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Charles Haughey.[4]

Swimming career

Haughey won a gold medal in the 100 metre freestyle at the World Junior Championships in 2013. In 2016, she was named Swimmer of the Championships at the Big 10 championships and helped lead the University of Michigan to claim the team title, the first time that university had done so since 2004.[5]

She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and was selected to represent Hong Kong in the women's 200 metre freestyle and 200 metre individual medley.[6] Haughey won her heat in the 200 metre freestyle at the Olympics.

She has qualified to represent Hong Kong at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]

References
  1. "Profile - HAUGHEY Siobhan Bernadette". 2014 Asian Games official website. Archived from the original on 2014-09-26.
  2. "SOTY 2014: Last year's Student of the Year Sportsperson winner, Siobhan Haughey, continues making a splash". South China Morning Post. 2014-10-23.
  3. Sallay, Alvin (15 September 2013). "Hong Kong teen Haughey set to leave swimming world in her wake". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  4. Porteous, James. "Hong Kong's record-breaking Olympic swimmer making waves in Ireland as they discover she is related to former prime minister". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  5. Porteous, James. "Hong Kong Olympic swimming hopeful Siobhan Haughey the star as she leads Michigan to US college title". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. "Siobhan Haughey". rio2016.com. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  7. "Siobhan Haughey Qualifies for 2020 Olympics, 2019 World Championships at Hong Kong's 62nd Festival of Sport". Swimming World News. 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2020-03-01.


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