Sister act: Siobhan Haughey can’t wait to join her sibling Aisling at the World University Games
World championship finalist will rejoin her sister in competition for the first time in six years as they fly the flag for Hong Kong in Taipei
Hong Kong star swimmer Siobhan Haughey has more incentive when she returns to the pool in next week’s World University Games in Taipei: She’s swimming with her elder sister, Aisling, for the first time in years.
Returning from the United States after an extremely successful campaign at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest where she made history by reaching the final of the women’s 200m freestyle, the younger Haughey can’t wait to rejoin her sister in competition.
“I look forward to joining my elder sister at the Games. The last time we swam together was many years ago when I was probably 13,” said 19-years-old Haughey, who returned from the United States on Thursday after her history-making feats in Budapest a fortnight ago.
“We haven’t seen each other for a year as we study in different countries so I am really excited to be swimming together with her again.”
Aisling studies in Trinity College in Dublin, while Siobhan is a psychology undergraduate at Michigan University where she was named Swimmer of the 2016 Big 10 Championships after helping them to the team title, the first time they had done so since 2004.
The Haughey sisters are part of an eight-member relay team rostered for Hong Kong in Taipei but Haughey is uncertain who will be picked for the team although she’s almost certain to be included based on her recent performances in Budapest. Siobhan will also take part in the 100 and 200 metres freestyle – now her two pet events.
