Haughey was born in Hong Kong, his father is Irish and his mother is Hong Kong. He grew up in the area, then moved to the United States and attended college in Michigan. She is the great niece of Charles Howey, the former prime minister of Ireland.
The 23-year-old athlete painted her nails before the race and was awarded the gold medal by Australian athlete Emma McKeon in the 100-meter race. She set an Olympic record with a time of 51.96 seconds, which is also the second in history. Fast results.
Howie broke his personal best with a score of 52.27 and set a new Asian record at the same time. “This is crazy and surreal,” she said. “The 200m freestyle has always been my main event, so this is just a reward.
“My goal is just to go in and have fun, swim at the best time, I did it, and I won another silver medal.”
Howie may win a third medal in the 50m freestyle that starts later on Friday.
As far as the number of medals is concerned, she is already the most successful Olympic athlete in Hong Kong’s history.
