Hong Kong's star swimmer Siobhan Haughey snapped up three gold medals in the first leg of the Mare Nostrum Swim Tour in France.

The Olympic medallist won her first gold on day one in the 100m breaststroke in the town of Canet-en-Roussillon, where she finished with a time of 1 minute, 7.01 seconds.

Haughey then captured her second gold of the session with a stunning time of 1 minute, 55.39 seconds in the women's 200m freestyle, ultimately beating the pack by over three seconds.

On day two, she sealed her third gold medal, in the 100m freestyle event in 52.55 seconds.

The SAR's Ian Ho, who like Haughey has qualified for the Paris Olympics this summer, won bronze in the men's 50m freestyle event with a time of 22.38 seconds.

He was only .01 seconds behind the silver medallist, Dylan Carter of Trinidad and Tobago.

The next leg of the tour is due to take place from May 29 to May 30 in Barcelona.