Mollie O’Callaghan breaks 200m freestyle record at World Aquatics Championship

Australian teenager Mollie O’Callaghan has broken the women’s 200m freestyle world record at the World Aquatics Championships.

The 200m freestyle world record had stood since the performance-enhancing bodysuit era.

19-year-old O’Callaghan clocked one minute 52.85 seconds, 0.13 secs more than Federica Pellegrini’s previous record.

Pellegrini wore a high-tech suit – banned since 2010 – in setting her time at the 2009 World Championships.

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Summer McIntosh of Canada won the bronze, while Great Britain’s Freya Anderson took seventh in Fukuoka, Japan.

Italian Pellegrini’s 200m freestyle time of 1:52.98 was the oldest record in women’s long-course (50m pool length) swimming.

“If I’m being honest, I feel shaken. I was just expecting to have fun,” O’Callaghan said after breaking the record.

“Coming away with the record is just amazing.”