ISL 2021: Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey continues fine form with winning contribution in Naples
- Haughey flattens the field in her pet 200m freestyle event as Energy Standard keep up pace on table-topping Cali Condors
First up, Haughey claimed second place in the 100-metre freestyle narrowly trailing Australia’s Emma McKeon and ahead of her Energy Standard teammate Sarah Sjostrom. McKeon returned in 51.05 seconds, just 0.11 off Haughey’s league record time of 50.94.
Later, Haughey dominated her pet event, the 200m free in which she won Olympic silver last month, flashing home a full two and a half seconds clear of Paige Madden in second place to claim maximum points for her team. Haughey remains the only swimmer to go under 1:53 in the event during 2021.
Energy Standard won the match ahead of London Roar in second and LA Current in third. The Tokyo Frog Kings finished fourth.
Haughey was ranked seventh on the match MVP standings. Her teammate Ilya Shymanovich took out the men’s 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke events – narrowly missing his own world record in the 100 – to claim MVP honours.
Energy Standard are in action again when match nine gets underway in Italy on Thursday. They currently sit second in the rankings, three points behind Cali Condors having contested one fewer match.
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The regular season of the ISL, which is currently in its third season, breaks into a play-off to determine the overall winner from November. Energy Standard, who finished second last year behind the Cali Condors, are well on course to make the play-offs again.
American superstars Caeleb Dressel and Lilly King race for the Condors.
The two-day grand final begins on January 7, 2022.
