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This week Stephanie Au was officially named to Hong Kong's Olympic Swim Team. Now, it has been announced that she will also carry Hong Kong's flag at the Opening Ceremony on August 5. The 24 year old told media, "It will be the shiniest day ever for me." This will be Au's third trip to the Games. Th...

Champion's Mojo Podcast: Siobhan Haughey Benefits From Positive Mindset A world-record holder and multiple event national-record holder for Hong Kong, Siobhan Haughey joins the Champion's Mojo Podcast to talk with Kelly and Maria about how she combines discipline and positivity to improve resiliency...

The Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association (HKASA) have announced their roster for the 2016 Asian Championships, which will be held in November in Tokyo, Japan. HKASA will be sending a total of 32 swimmers. Females: Kin Lok Chan Camille Cheng Cheyenne Cheung Rainbow Ip Claudia Lau Ho Ching Leung Kar...

In First Ever 800 Free, Siobhan Haughey Sets Hong Kong Record Siobhan Haughey confirmed she’s in good form Saturday, setting a Hong Kong record in the women’s 800 freestyle in her first official race over that distance. Haughey went 8:39.93 at the Long Course Swimming Invitational Trial at the Hong ...

Siobhan Haughey Downs 15-Year-Old National 100 Breast SCM Record Siobhan Haughey has placed her name in another spot on the Hong Kong record board by taking down a 15-year-old mark in the short-course meters 100 breaststroke. Haughey swam 1:04.48 on Saturday at the Hong Kong Age Group Championships ...

The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here Hong Kong Hero: Siobhan Haughey By David Rieder In Hong Kong, people gathered in shopping malls in the middle of the morning, crowding in front ...

Leaving Her Legacy When Siobhan Haughey walks around campus at the University of Michigan, she is just a face in the crowd. Nobody recognizes her. But when the senior has returned to her native Hong Kong, she has been stopped by strangers in the street. It is always a bit of a jolt for the quiet Ha...

The Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong has announced a seven swimmer roster for the Rio Olympic Games. The team's six women are Stephanie Au, Camille Cheng, Siobhan Haughey, Yvette Kong and Claudia Lau and Hang Yu Sze. Au, a former Cal bear, will be swimming in her third Games. Che...

Photo by Griffin Scott Commentary by Jeff Commings PHOENIX, Arizona, September 24. THE FINA World Cup rolls back into action Monday in Hong Kong, where several of the world’s best swimmers will be looking to add to their bank accounts and gain some crucial racing experience in the fall season. FINA ...

This week the second cluster of the 2017 FINA World Cup kicked off in Hong Kong with a revamped prize system that includes more money up for grabs. Read about that meet below and all of the biggest stories of the week in The Week That Was! https://youtu.be/8Brb1CGrHSg The Week That Was #5 - Olympian...

The second and final morning of the Hong Kong World Cup featured a mountain of events as Katinka Hosszu continued to impress with two top times on Sunday morning. Rikke Pedersen and David Foldhazi were also on top in two events on the morning. The big storyline headed into Sunday night is the clash ...

The first morning of the World Cup in Hong Kong featured a long morning session. Hungary's Katinka Hosszu continued to make some noise as she led the way in three events. Also headlining the morning was World Cup leaders Chad Le Clos and Sarah Sjostrom leading the heats in their lone respective even...

The LumaLanes Performance of the Week goes to Alia Atkinson of Jamaica, who sprinted her way to a new world record in the short course meters 50 breaststroke at the Tokyo stop of the 2016 FINA World Cup Series. Touching in 28.64, Atkinson took .16 off of Jessica Hardy’s world record from 2009. Watch...

The first night of finals at the World Cup in Hong Kong will feature a long schedule of events as some of the best swimmers will be on display on Saturday night in Hong Kong. Katinka Hosszu is the top seed in three different events while money leaders Sarah Sjostrom and Chad Le Clos are swimming onl...