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O'Callaghan bags 200m freestyle short course world mark
O'Callaghan became the first woman to swim under 1:50 in the 200m freestyle short course, breaking the 2021 record by 0.54 seconds at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup.
- On Sunday, Mollie O'Callaghan, Australian swimmer, broke the women's short course 200m world record with a time of 1:49.77 at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup second leg in Westmond, Illinois in a 25m pool.
- The previous record stood at 1:50.31, set by Hong Kong's Siobhán Haughey in 2021, and Ariarne Titmus's shock retirement on Thursday has reshaped the competitive landscape.
- Lani Pallister produced a standout swim, recording a 3:52.42 400m World Cup best in Illinois, beating Erika Fairweather, and said, `Any time you set records and some best times, you have to be happy`.
- O'Callaghan also claimed a 50m freestyle bronze as Alexandria Perkins won silver, and the 100m event remains to come on Sunday local time.
- O'Callaghan's return after the Paris lull signals a potential shift in Australia's middle-distance freestyle scene, reinforced by Pallister's emergence over the past year, Pallister told World Aquatics.
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Just a few days after Ariarne Titmus, a quadruple Olympic champion, announced her retirement at only 25 years old, another Australian, Mollie O'Callaghan, made history at the Westmont World Cup (Illinois) as she became the first woman to break the 1:50.00 barrier in the 200 meters free.wf_cms.rss.read_more
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Australian swimmer Mollie O'Callaghan set a world record in short course swimming with a time of 1:49.77 seconds to win the 200m freestyle at the World Cup in Westmont, Illinois. O'Callaghan became the first woman to break the 1:50 mark in the event.
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