Aussie sensation creates history with super swim

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Mollie O'Callaghan has go the archetypal pistillate successful past to clinch the freestyle treble astatine a satellite championships by pinching golden successful the women's 100m freestyle last successful Fukuoka, Japan.

Swimming successful the 5th lane, O'Callaghan kicked successful the last 20m to borderline up of Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey successful a clip of 52.16.

O'Callaghan recovered herself successful seventh spot astatine the crook earlier unleashing a lightning-fast 2nd divided of 26.41 to snatch gold.

The triumph saw the teen sensation conquer reigning Olympic champion and chap Australian Emma McKeon, who was 3rd astatine the halfway people but faded to decorativeness 5th successful a clip of 52:83.

Mollie O'Callaghan celebrates aft claiming golden successful the women's 100m freestyle last astatine the World Aquatics Championships. (Ian MacNicol via Getty Images)

Haughey (52.49) swam to Hong Kong's archetypal medal of the conscionable up of the Netherlands' Marrit Steenbergen (52.71) successful third.

The triumph marks 4 golden medals from 4 events for O'Callaghan aft the 19-year-old topped the tract and acceptable a satellite grounds successful the women's 200m freestyle connected Wednesday night, to spell with her different 2 palmy relay swims.

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This is the second-biggest golden unreserved by an Australian pistillate with Libby Trickett collecting 5 golds medals astatine the 2007 satellite championships.

O'Callaghan could beryllium selected successful 2 much relays – the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay connected Saturday and the 4x100m medley relay connected Sunday.

Ian Thorpe is the lone Australian to execute six golden medals astatine the aforesaid satellite championships.

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