Cate Campbell decided to go after the 100 free world record on the final day at the 2015 Australian Short Course Championships, but did so in a bit of an unorthodox manner as part of the 200 free finale.
Swimming Australia provided the following highlights of the swim.
Original report:
While swimming exhibition as part of the women’s 200-meter freestyle event at the 2015 Australian Short Course Championships, Cate Campbell broke the world record in the 100-meter free with her split.
Campbell clocked a 50.91 at the 100-meter mark, split 24.20, 50.91. She then finished the 200 in 2:18.26 as she cruised home the rest of the way to complete a legal swim.
That broke the previous record held by Australian Libby Trickett with a 51.01 in 2009. Trickett split that race 24.29, 51.01.
-- CAMPBELL, CATE 23 COMM 1:56.11 x2:18.26
r:+0.78 11.55 24.20 (12.65)
37.43 (13.23) 50.91 (13.48)
1:17.49 (26.58) 1:38.78 (21.29)
1:59.83 (21.05) 2:18.26 (18.43)
In that same race, Emma McKeon nearly broke the world record in the 200-meter free with a time of 1:51.66. That came up just short of Federica Pellegrini’s record of 1:51.17 from 2009. It does, however, stand as the Commonwealth and Australian mark.
=== Finals ===
1 MCKEON, EMMA 21 UNAQ 1:52.49 1:51.66# 986
r:+0.75 12.42 25.90 (13.48)
39.73 (13.83) 53.71 (13.98)
1:08.05 (14.34) 1:22.50 (14.45)
1:37.16 (14.66) 1:51.66 (14.50)
Tom Connolly dat 200 free time…
Bloody Aussies always breaking some record apart from the rugby records that is.
Contrats!!!