Siobhan Haughey, Ma Tsz-ling reach Asian Games final
Bastillepost · 2 SOURCESabout 4 hours ago1 MIN
Summary
Hong Kong opened Monday’s Asian Games swimming programme with four finalists, led by defending women’s 200m freestyle champion Siobhan Haughey and teammate Ma Tsz-ling in the same event. In the men’s 50m freestyle, Ian Ho and Ho Pui-hei also moved through the heats to secure places in the final.
Key Points
- Haughey, bidding to defend her Asian Games women’s 200m freestyle title, swam in heat three and finished first in her heat in 1:58.6.
- Her time placed her second overall in the heats, just 0.1 seconds behind China swimmer Li Jiaping, who qualified fastest.
- Ma Tsz-ling raced in another heat, clocked 2:00.57, finished second in her heat and advanced third overall to the final.
- In the men’s 50m freestyle heats, Asian Games silver medallist Ian Ho posted 22.24 seconds in heat five.
- Ian Ho beat teammate Ho Pui-hei by 0.03 seconds, and the pair qualified fourth and sixth overall respectively for the final.
Why It Matters
Hong Kong will have two swimmers in each of the two finals, giving the team multiple chances to contend later in the session. Haughey’s near-fastest qualifying time also keeps her firmly in the frame for a successful title defence.