Melbourne, Dec 18 (Ians) Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong, China on Sunday defended her women’s 200m freestyle title, as the United States topped the medal table at the 16th Fina World Swimming Championships (25m).
The United States won 36 medals, including 17 gold medals, at the six-day short-course event held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Center. Hosts Australia finished second with 26 medals.
On the final day of the event on Sunday, Haughey, the women’s 200m freestyle world record holder, had a comfortable victory in her pet event after touching the wall in 1:51.65.
She led throughout and finished well ahead of Canada’s Rebecca Smith and Marrit Steenbergen of the Netherlands.
“It’s so nice to defend your title and this is the first time that I managed to do this,” Haughey told Xinhua. “It means a lot to me. I wish the time was a little bit faster but...
The United States won 36 medals, including 17 gold medals, at the six-day short-course event held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Center. Hosts Australia finished second with 26 medals.
On the final day of the event on Sunday, Haughey, the women’s 200m freestyle world record holder, had a comfortable victory in her pet event after touching the wall in 1:51.65.
She led throughout and finished well ahead of Canada’s Rebecca Smith and Marrit Steenbergen of the Netherlands.
“It’s so nice to defend your title and this is the first time that I managed to do this,” Haughey told Xinhua. “It means a lot to me. I wish the time was a little bit faster but...
- 12/18/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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