FUKUOKA, Japan, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Mollie O'Callaghan broke the women's 200m freestyle world record as she led Australia to a 1-2 finish at the World Aquatics Championships here on Wednesday.
The 19-year-old hit the wall first in a time of one minute 52.85 seconds, taking 0.13 seconds off the previous world record of 1:52.98, set by Italy's Federica Pellegrini on July 29, 2019.
Pellegrini was the oldest on the list of women's long course world records. The current longest standing women's world record belongs to China's Liu Zige, who set the 200m butterfly mark of 2:01.81 on Oct. 21, 2019.
O'Callaghan's compatriot Ariarne Titmus, the 400m freestyle winner, came in second with 0.16 seconds behind. Canada's Summer McIntosh, 16, finished third in a world junior record of 1:53.65. ■
