Siobhan Haughey Lowers Own Mare Nostrum Record With 1:54.53 200 Freestyle

2024 MARE NOSTRUM TOUR – MONACO

Day 1 Finals Heat Sheet

WOMEN’S 200 FREE – FINAL

  • World record: 1:52.85 – Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS), 2023
  • Mare Nostrum record: 1:54.57 – Siobhan Haughey (HKG), 2024
  • Monaco record: 1:55.03 – Siobhan Haughey (HKG), 2023

Top 3:

  1. Siobhan Haughey (HKG) – 1:54.53
  2. Freya Anderson (GBR) – 1:58.45
  3. Francisca Martins (POR) – 1:59.13

Just days after breaking a 12-year-old Mare Nostrum record, Siobhan Haughey lowered the record even further as she swam a 1:54.53 in the 200 freestyle. Her swim at the Barcelona stop of a 1:54.57 broke the record of a 1:54.66 set in 2012 by France’s Camille Muffat. Haughey has consistently improved in the event at the three Mare Nostrum stops.

Today, Haughey finished ahead of Great Britain’s Freya Anderson who swam a season best time of a 1:58.45, faster than her old season best of a 1:58.75 from November 2023.

Split Comparison:

MONACO BARCELONA CANET 2024 DOHA BEST TIME (2021)
50 27.13 26.99 27.32 26.4 26.77
100 56.54 (29.41) 55.77 (28.78) 56.83 (29.51) 55.12 (28.72) 55.10 (28.33)
150 1:25.63 (29.09) 1:24.85 (29.08) 1:26.05 (29.22) 1:24.45 (29.33) 1:24.18 (29.08)
200 1:54.53 (28.90) 1:54.57 (29.72) 1:55.39 (29.34) 1:54.89 (30.44) 1:53.92 (29.75)

The biggest eye-opening split of today was her closing 50 as she charged home in a 28.90, her fastest final 50 of any of her swims above. Her final 50 was also faster than her 2nd 50 today.

Haughey currently sits at #3 in the World so far this season with a 1:54.08 from the World Cup stop in Budapest last fall. She looks to make the Olympic podium in the event once again as she was 2nd in the event at the 2020(1) Tokyo Games in a 1:53.92 which still stands as her personal best.

Since Tokyo, she just missed the podium in the event at 2023 Worlds as she was 4th in a 1:53.96. She won the World title in the event this past February at 2024 Worlds in a 1:54.89.

2023-2024 LCM Women 200 Free

AriarneAUS
TITMUS
06/12
1:52.23 WR
2Mollie
O'Callaghan
AUS1:52.4806/12
3Summer
MCINTOSH
CAN1:53.6905/14
4Siobhan
HAUGHEY
HKG1:54.0810/21
5Junxuan
Yang
CHN1:54.3704/21
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Swimtag
5 months ago

Sippy Woodhead’s 1:58.5 still holds some water…..

MadamButterfly20596
Reply to  Swimtag
5 months ago

Maybe in USA, but 1:58.5 doesn’t hold water in global meets.

AsianAussieAmerican
5 months ago

She was second in Tokyo with 1:53.92, not third in 1:54.70 per the article

Chi Kit Lee
Reply to  AsianAussieAmerican
5 months ago

It is for 2023-2024 season

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