01-04-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Siobhan Haughey flags returns to pool in Instagram post, says ‘here we go again'
Siobhan Haughey has ended her months-long break from swimming, announcing her return to the pool in a social media post with the caption 'Here we go again'.
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The decorated Olympian posted a photo of herself smiling happily in the water at the Hong Kong Sports Institute on Monday.
Haughey last swam competitively at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships last December in Budapest, where she won the women's 200 metres freestyle to complete a hat-trick of titles, after also winning in 2021 and 2022, in Abu Dhabi and Melbourne.
But after that, the 27-year-old revealed she had considered retiring before opting to instead take a three-month break to consider her future as a professional athlete.
In a recent interview with the Post, Haughey's coach, Tom Rushton said she planned to resume training on April 1, with the intention of returning to elite competition at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore this July.
Rushton said the double silver and bronze medallist would take part in the city's Long Course Swimming Trials on April 12 and 13 before joining up with his team for a high-altitude camp in Andorra.
