Australian claims gold ahead of compatriot Ariarne TitmusO’Callaghan: ‘I’m absolutely excited. I wasn’t expecting that’
Australia’s Mollie O’Callaghan finished with a flourish to break the longest-standing world record in women’s swimming, claiming the 200 metres freestyle title in a time of 1min 52.85sec at the World Aquatics Championships on Wednesday.
The 19-year-old broke the performance-enhancing bodysuit era mark of 1:52.98 set by the Italian Federica Pellegrini at the 2009 world championships in Rome, and was 0.16sec ahead of another Australian, Ariarne Titmus, in an extraordinary final.
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