Australia’s Mollie O’callaghan Marks Comeback With World 200m Freestyle Crown

Australian swimmer Mollie O’Callaghan’s aureate touch has continued pinch an affectional triumph astatine nan world championships successful Singapore.

O’Callaghan collected golden successful nan women’s 200m freestyle connected a Wednesday nighttime erstwhile Australia’s fortunes fluctuated.

Kyle Chalmers laid down an ominous marker for nan men’s 100m freestyle last and rookie Harrison Turner won bronze successful nan men’s 200m butterfly – Australia’s first badge successful nan arena astatine a world championships.

But compatriot Sam Short’s torrid tally astatine awesome tournaments continued erstwhile nan golden badge hopeful was forced to retreat from nan men’s 800m freestyle last because of gastro illness.

He suspects nutrient poisoning from luncheon astatine nan squad hotel, but Swimming Australia said nan root had yet to beryllium established.

Short’s Olympics past twelvemonth were upset by unwellness and wounded and nan 21-year-old was hoping his fortunes had changed successful Singapore erstwhile winning metallic successful in nan 400m freestyle connected nan opening night.

His disappointment astatine not making nan blocks was successful stark opposition to O’Callaghan’s joyousness astatine her 200m freestyle gold.

O’Callaghan triumphed successful 1 infinitesimal 53.48 seconds pinch teammate Jamie Perkins (1:56.55) finishing seventh.

“Heading into this week has been a whirlwind,” O’Callaghan said.

“Having a large agelong break aft nan Olympics was good needed and past coming backmost from wounded myself, I americium truthful thankful to person an astonishing coach [Dean Boxall] to guideline maine done this difficult time.

“I cognize it has been difficult for a batch of group to travel backmost aft nan Olympics but I americium very grateful to person a bully support from nan squad to get maine done this mentally and physically.”

Chalmers was 4th fastest into Thursday night’s 100m freestyle badge race.

The 27-year-old clocked 47.36 seconds successful his semi-final – quicker than his 2016 Olympic golden badge aquatics and besides faster than his metallic badge effort astatine past year’s Olympics. American Jack Alexy (46.81) topped nan semi-final times.

And nan Dolphins badge tally received an unexpected boost erstwhile 21-year-old Turner snared bronze successful nan men’s 200m fly.

The 21-year-old erstwhile cross-country jock snuck into nan last successful lane 8 and past produced an Australian grounds of 1:54.17 successful a title won by American Luca Urlando (1:51.87).

“I looked up connected nan committee and I had to look location for a bit, I was like: ‘Does it opportunity third?’,” Turner said. “It’s conscionable unreal.”

Australia’s mixed 4x100m medley squad of Kaylee McKeown, Nash Wilkes, Matt Temple and Milla Jansen vanished fifth.

Also connected Wednesday night, French prima Leon Marchand collapsed nan men’s 200m medley world record.

Marchand clocked 1:52.69 successful a semi-final, good wrong American Ryan Lochte’s erstwhile benchmark of 1:54.00 group successful 2011.

Meanwhile astatine nan diving world titles held concurrently successful Singapore, Australian duo Cassiel Rousseau and Maddison Keeney won metallic successful nan mixed 3m springboard synchro connected Wednesday night.

The metallic was Keeney’s 2nd badge of nan championships aft winning 1m springboard golden past Saturday.