Siobhan Haughey Retained Her Asian Games One Hundred Metres Freestyle Title a Day After Winning the Two Hundred
The Hong Kong swimmer clocked fifty-two point four five seconds in Tokyo to beat China's Yu Yiting, completing a sprint freestyle double after her two hundred metres triumph.
Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey successfully defended her women's 100m freestyle title at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on 22 September 2026, winning gold at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in 52.45 seconds.
Haughey finished well clear of China's Yu Yiting, who took silver in 53.21. Hong Kong team-mate Li Sum-yiu placed seventh in 55.45. The win came 24 hours after Haughey retained her 200m freestyle crown on 21 September, touching in 1:54.96 to finish more than a second ahead of Li Jiaping.
Haughey holds both the Asian record and the Asian Games record in the 200m freestyle, and said that although her time in that final was not as fast as she had hoped, she gave it her all and was pleased with the result. After the 100m, she noted that "dealing with intense pressure and performing consistently on major international stages is never easy".
The two victories lifted Hong Kong's tally to 12 medals, including three golds, by the end of 22 September. Fencer Ryan Choi added a silver in the men's individual foil the same day. Each individual gold is worth HK$1 million to Hong Kong athletes under the Jockey Club Athlete Incentive Awards Scheme.
Haughey returns to the pool for the women's 50m freestyle on 24 September, an event in which she won silver at the Hangzhou Asian Games.