Siobhan Haughey breaks world record

Hong Kong can now boast of a world record holder in swimming.

Olympic silver medalist Siobhan Haughey took gold in the final of the women’s 200-metre short course freestyle at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi in 1 minute 50.31 seconds.

Rebecca Smith of Canada was second and Paige Madden of the United States finished third.

The previous world record was 1 minute 50.43 seconds set by Sarah Sjöström of Sweden.