Siobhan Haughey Swims Second-Fastest Time Ever in Women’s 200 Freestyle
Through her first six appearances in the 200 freestyle this ISL season, Siobhan Haughey was undefeated, and the fifth playoff match was no different as she dominated the field and won by 3.71 seconds. This time, Haughey was under world-record pace at the 100 and 150-meter splits, and she ended up recording the second-fastest time in history in the event.
Haughey finished in 1:50.65, clipping her ISL record of 1:50.66 set at her previous match by one hundredth, and that was the second-fastest time in history. Only Sarah Sjostrom, her Energy Standard teammate, has ever been faster. Sjostrom’s world record stands at 1:50.43, set more than four years ago in the same pool in Eindhoven. Haughey, who won the 100 free earlier in the day, has an excellent chance to top that world record in next week’s ISL final as Energy Standard looks to reclaim its league title first won in 2019.
“Coming into this race, I wasn’t really expecting much. I’m a little sick right now, but I guess it doesn’t really matter,” Haughey said on deck after the race. “I know I can definitely go faster. I stil have another week to recover and train a little bit and work on the details, so I’m excited for the final.”
DC Trident’s Joanna Evans finished second to Haughey in 1:54.36, and she was the only other swimmer to keep points as Haughey jackpotted six swimmers for a 30-point jackpot. Those jackpotted included LA Current’s Madison Wilson, who was third in 1:55.22.
The race extended Energy Standard’s lead to an amazing 78 points (460-382), just a handful of events after London held the lead.
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- Live Results
- Match 1: Energy Standard Wins, Summer McIntosh Moves Toronto to Second
- Match 2: Coleman Stewart’s World Record Leads Cali Condors Domination
- Match 3: Sarah Sjostrom, Siobhan Haughey Lead Energy Romp
- Match 4: Caeleb Dressel Wins Four Events, Kelsi Dahlia Takes Two as Cali Condors Pull Away
- Match 5: Toronto Titans Claim Victory Behind Depth, Skins Win
- Match 6: Duncan Scott, London Roar Hold Off Caeleb Dressel-less Cali Condors
- Match 7: Skins Strength Sees Cali Condors Surge Past Toronto Titans
- Match 8: Ilya Shymanovich, Sarah Sjostrom, Siobhan Haughey Help Energy Standard Hold Off London Roar
- Match 9: Evgeny Rylov is MVP as Dominant Energy Standard Remain Unbeaten
- Match 10: Aqua Centurions Confirm Place In Eindhoven Play-Offs; Daiya Seto Is MVP
- Match 11: DC Trident Heading to Playoffs; Team Iron Also Moves On
- Playoff Match 1: Cali Condors Edge Energy Standard in Opening Postseason Match
- Playoff Match 2: Anastasia Gorbenko, Tom Shields Rally LA Current to Win
- Playoff Match 3: Energy Standard Rolls, Toronto Surges for Second
- Playoff Match 4: Led by Duncan Scott and Kyle Chalmers, London Roar Beat Cali Condors
- Playoff Match 5, Day 1: Ryan Murphy Sets U.S. & ISL 50 Back Record; London Roar into Lead
- Playoff Match 5, Day 2: Shymanovich, Haughey, Sjostrom Lead Energy Standard Past London
