{"id":451884,"date":"2020-11-02T11:54:39","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T18:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=451884"},"modified":"2020-11-02T12:50:18","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T19:50:18","slug":"isl-match-6-notes-siobhan-haughey-impresses-again-toronto-rides-backstroke-to-second","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/isl-match-6-notes-siobhan-haughey-impresses-again-toronto-rides-backstroke-to-second\/","title":{"rendered":"ISL Match 6 Notes: Siobhan Haughey Impresses Again; Toronto Rides Backstroke to Second"},"content":{"rendered":"

At its core, the conceit of the International Swimming League is about sprinters. With no event longer than 400 meters, the objective is speed. It\u2019s about points, racing, gamifying the wonky times into round-number points. It\u2019s about wondering what would happen if Caeleb Dressel<\/strong> or Sarah Sjostrom<\/strong> got to sprint against anyone and everyone, three or four times over a two-hour program.<\/p>\n

All of which makes what Siobhan Haughey<\/strong> has been doing in ISL this season all the more impressive. She\u2019s far from a traditional sprinter, packing her best punch over 200 meters. And she\u2019s not likely to take part in any skins races, lest the distance be up for choice instead of the stroke.<\/p>\n

But the MVP of ISL Match 6 for Energy Standard showed just how extraordinary she can be, even if the slate of events doesn\u2019t exactly cater to her expansive expertise.<\/p>\n

ISL MATCH 6 RESULTS<\/a><\/p>\n

Haughey won the MVP race with 61.5 points, edging out teammate Florent Manaudou<\/strong> and Aqua Centurions\u2019 Szebasztian Szabo<\/strong> (58 points each) and Toronto\u2019s Kylie<\/strong> Masse<\/strong> (57.5). Each had the benefit of the skins races, Manaudou and Masse winning and Szabo reaching the final. Haughey\u2019s day was long done by then.<\/p>\n

But within her fenced-off territory, arguably no one has been more dominant than the native of Hong Kong, who turned 22 Saturday and has celebrated with a slew of national and Asian records<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Haughey led the Energy Standard 400 free relay to victory with a sizzling opening leg of 51.14, not only the fastest time in ISL this season and a top-10 all-time performance but the quickest in the race by just shy of two seconds. She would win the 100 free in 51.30 to open Day 2.<\/p>\n

On Day 1<\/a>, she got the win in the 400 free in 3:58.75, one of only three women to be under 4 minutes this season. Her biggest point haul came in the 200 free, a time of 1:51.42 that, for the second time this year, undercut the ISL record she set last year with DC Trident. Haughey gobbled up 24 points there, with only second-place Rebecca Smith<\/strong> of Toronto and Energy Standard teammate Femke Heemskerk<\/strong> scoring. (Energy Standard overwrote both 200 free ISL records<\/a>, with Danas Rapsys<\/strong> going 1:41.23 in the men\u2019s race.)<\/p>\n

Add in the winning mixed free relay, and Haughey needed just five swims to tally her MVP-winning total. Compare that to the seven swims for Manadou, or eight for Match 5 MVP Tom Shields,<\/strong> or 11 for Match 4 MVP Dressel.<\/p>\n

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Match 6 results are in! @energystandard finished in the 1st place with 609 points. They are followed by @torontotitans_isl who are on the 2nd position with 448 points. @nybreakers has gathered 354.5 points putting them on the 3rd position and @isl_aquacenturions finish with 290.5 points total. It was strong and fair. We are amazed. You are another name for brightness and talent, thanks! #ISL #AquaPower #ISL2020 #ISwimLeagueS02 #ISwimLeague<\/a><\/p>\n

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