AUSTRALIA BREAK 200M FREESTYLE SWIMMING WORLD RECORD – Titmus seizes 200m freestyle world record

Ariarne Titmus obliterated the 200-meter freestyle world record at the Australian Olympic trials upsetting the previous holder Mollie O’Callaghan in an exhilarating final.

Olympic champion Titmus’s one minute 52.23 seconds swim at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre shaved over half a second off O’Callaghan’s mark (1:52.85) from the World Championships in Fukuoka as she turned the tables on her rival.

O’Callaghan also smashed her Fukuoka best, clocking 1:52.48 in a swim that would have likely crushed any other rival.

The 200m final was a rematch of the Fukuoka decider when O’Callaghan edged her club-mate Titmus in a thriller for the title.