{"id":505361,"date":"2022-05-17T19:59:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T02:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=505361"},"modified":"2022-05-17T22:13:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T05:13:54","slug":"mollie-ocallaghan-sets-the-world-on-fire-with-her-sizzling-52-83-at-the-australian-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mollie-ocallaghan-sets-the-world-on-fire-with-her-sizzling-52-83-at-the-australian-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Mollie O\u2019Callaghan Sets The World On Fire With Her Sizzling 100m freestyle of 52.83 At The Australian Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mollie O\u2019Callaghan Sets The World On Fire With Her Sizzling 100m freestyle of 52.83 At The Australian Championships<\/strong><\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s Tokyo discovery<\/a> Mollie O\u2019Callaghan<\/strong> (St Peters Western, QLD) has produced the fastest time in the world this year in this morning\u2019s 100m freestyle heats in a sizzling start to the 2022 Australian Swimming Championships and Selection Trials in Adelaide.<\/p>\n

The 18-year-old from St Peters Western, QLD clocked 52.83 (26.10) \u2013 producing a powerhouse second 50m of 26.73 \u2013 clocking her personal best \u2013 faster than her lead off swim in the preliminary heats in Tokyo of 53.08 \u2013 making her the sixth Australian to crack 53 seconds.<\/p>\n

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FIRED UP: Mollie O’Callaghan World’s No 1. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

She tops the qualifiers for tonight\u2019s final, which include her club mates \u2013 second fastest qualifier and previous world number one, Shayna Jack<\/strong> (53.27) and Olympic 200 and 400m champion, fifth fastest qualifier Ariarne Titmus<\/strong> (54.02).<\/p>\n

Equal second fastest qualifier, also in 53.27 is Tokyo 4x100m freestyle relay gold medallist Meg Harris <\/strong>(Marion, SA), now under Kyle Chalmers coach Peter Bishop <\/strong>in Adelaide, with Tokyo and Marion team mate Madi Wilson fourth fastest in 53.52.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Callaghan, who couldn\u2019t make Australia\u2019s final team in the Tokyo relay, clocked her personal best time \u2013 the sixth fastest ever by an Australian.<\/p>\n

So with the final to come tonight Australia has four of the fastest Top Ten in the World with Olympic champion Emma McKeon<\/strong> and the Campbell sisters Cate and Bronte<\/strong> \u2013 all members of Australia\u2019s 4x100m freestyle relay team from Tokyo all watching on.<\/p>\n

Here is the Top ten in the world, which may well change again after tonight’s final.<\/p>\n

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  1. Mollie O\u2019Callaghan (AUS) 52.83<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Shayna Jack (AUS) 53.13<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) . 53.15<\/li>\n
  4. Meg Harris (AUS) 53.27<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Tori Huske (USA) 53.35<\/li>\n
  6. Madi Wilson (AUS) 53.52<\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. Claire Curzon (USA) 53.58<\/li>\n
  8. Erika Brown (USA) 53.59<\/li>\n
  9. Natalie Ninds (USA) 53.65<\/li>\n
  10. Kayla Sanchez 53.68<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n