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Australian Trials (Day 5): Mollie O\u2019Callaghan Sinks Two Olympic Champions And Now Chases A Slice of World Championship History in Fukuoka<\/strong><\/p>\n

Teenage sensation and defending champion Mollie O\u2019Callaghan<\/strong> (St Peters Western, QLD) will get a second chance at a rare slice of World Championships swimming history after winning the 100m freestyle on night five of the Australian Trials<\/a> in Melbourne tonight.<\/p>\n

Twelve months ago, in Budapest it was O\u2019Callaghan who went within 0.30 of the 100-200m freestyle double \u2013 and now she has a second chance of achieving a feat that no other woman has ever done in the World Championships 50-year history.<\/p>\n

\"2023

EX-STREAM LINING: The bolt from the blue Mollie O’Callaghan’s shows her stream lining in the 100m freestyle start. Photo Courtesy:Delly Carr Swimming Australia<\/p><\/div>\n

Last year O\u2019Callaghan won the 100m freestyle world title beating Sweden\u2019s world record holder and four-time runner-up Sarah Sjostrom<\/strong> and finished second to China\u2019s Junxuan Yang<\/strong> in the 200m.<\/p>\n

But when you have to race two Olympic champions in both of your main events just to secure a place on the team \u2013 your own Trials can sometimes be tougher and more daunting \u00a0than winning the World Championship.<\/p>\n

It was the second time in three days that the girl they call \u201cMollie O\u201d has beaten an Olympic champion just to make the Dolphins team for next month\u2019s World\u2019s in Fukuoka, Japan, such is the extraordinary depth in Australia\u2019s female freestyle sprinting stocks.<\/p>\n

On Thursday night it was Tokyo Olympic gold medallist, club mate Ariarne Titmus<\/strong> who fell to O\u2019Callaghan\u2019s powerhouse final turn and lethal six-beat kick in a neck-and-neck 200m freestyle final \u2013 shooting to the top of the world rankings.<\/p>\n

Tonight, it was the Tokyo Olympic 100m freestyle champion, Emma McKeon<\/strong> (Griffith University, QLD) who lost out to Mollie O\u2019s blistering finish, also clocking the fastest time in the world this year by just four-one-hundredths of a second.<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old stopped the clock in a personal best of 52.48 to McKeon\u2019s 52.52 with Shayna Jack<\/strong> (St Peters Western, QLD) another four-one-hundredths of a second behind in third in 52.64.<\/p>\n

There will now be strong 1-2s in the Dolphins female freestyle ranks with O’Callaghan and McKeon run the 100m, O’Callaghan in the 200m, Titmus and Lani Pallister<\/strong> in the 400 and 1500m and the 50 and 1500m to be determined on the final night.<\/p>\n

And there was an air of confusion at the finish when the graphics on the venue big screen flashed up 2nd, 2nd 3rd but no 1st, the girls unsure who had actually won.<\/p>\n

And when interviewed by two-time Olympian Matt Welsh<\/strong> after the race, O\u2019Callaghan admitted she had heard a loud click on her block when she dived in, believing she may have been disqualified.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought \u2018did I do something wrong\u2019\u2026? Did I get disqualified when I dived in?\u201d said O\u2019Callaghan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI realised the block wasn\u2019t clicked in properly and I panicked because I heard the click.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also had no idea what was going on in the last five metres; I just had to trust myself and believe I could try and touch that wall (first).<\/p>\n

\u201cI was breathing the other way and couldn\u2019t see the girls and I knew all the girls go out pretty fast and I\u2019m a bit different so as I said to myself, I just had to trust myself and trust the process.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe depth here (in Australia) is just incredible and it\u2019s always so close\u2026I really wanted to win but I just went into this thinking \u2018just try and make a relay and coach Dean Boxall said just try and get top two or the relay\u2026.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Now Mollie O is good to go in the 100 and 200m freestyle and will be a key figure in so many of Australia\u2019s relays.<\/p>\n

The standard of tonight\u2019s 100m freestyle final saw the 2022-23 World Rankings re-written again and this is how the Top Eight Rankings looks now:<\/p>\n

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  1. Mollie O\u2019Callaghan (AUS) 52.48<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Siobhan Haughey (HKG) 52.50<\/li>\n
  3. Emma McKeon (AUS) 52.52<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Shayna Jack (AUS) 52.64<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Marrit Steenbergen (NED) 52.98<\/li>\n
  6. Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) 52.99<\/li>\n
  7. Meg Harris (AUS) 53.09<\/strong><\/li>\n
  8. Yujie Cheng (CHN) 53.26<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Australia also has Marion, SA\u2019s Madi Wilson<\/strong> (53.42) in 10th<\/sup> and Chandler, QLD\u2019s Cate Campbell <\/strong>(who did not contest the Trials) in equal 12th<\/sup> on 53.52; Carlile NSW\u2019s 17-year-old Australian Age champion Olivia Wunsch<\/strong>(eighth in tonight\u2019s final) at 22nd<\/sup> in 54.05 (swum at the Age Championships) and Titmus (who has a pb of 53.68) sixth in the final in 54.26 and just outside the top 25.<\/p>\n

    Meanwhile in other events tonight:<\/p>\n

    Commonwealth Games<\/strong> champion Sam Short<\/strong> (Rackley Swim Team, QLD) who has already qualified in the 400 and 800m freestyle added his pet event \u2013 the 1500m – clocking a personal best time of 14:46.67 (55:79; 1:53.95; 3:52.39 and 7:49.59) saying \u201cI just wanted to see how long I could last\u2026put myself in the hurt locker and to see what I could do\u2026and that last 500m I was really feeling it but put me in a race situation and I reckon I could find another six seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Short\u2019s time pushes him into fourth on the who\u2019s who list of Australian distance greats behind Grant Hackett, Mack Horton<\/strong> and Kieren Perkins<\/strong> and sixth in the world this year.<\/p>\n

    \"2023

    SUCKING IN THE BIG ONES: Sam Short of breath at the end of his fastest ever 1500m freestyle. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr<\/p><\/div>\n

    Six-time Commonwealth Games<\/strong> medallist Bradley Woodard<\/strong> (Mingara, NSW) became the first automatic qualifier from NSW when he won the 200m backstroke in 1:56.04 ahead of Josh Edwards-Smith<\/strong> (Griffith University, QLD) 1:56.04 and Ty Hartwell<\/strong> (Chandler, QLD) 1:58.88 after his personal best this morning of 1:55.95 \u2013 the fourth fastest ever Australian.<\/p>\n

    Tokyo Olympian<\/strong> Abbey Harkin<\/strong> (St Peters Western, QLD) went within two-one-hundredths of a second of automatic qualification in the 200m breaststroke \u2013 in 2:23.93 to complete the 50, 100, 200m breaststroke treble and;<\/p>\n

    Olympic and World champion<\/strong> and world record holder Zac Stubblety-Cook<\/strong> assured he will be in Fukuoka to defend the title he won in Budapest last year, stopping the clock at 2:07.86 (29.67; 1:02.58; 1:35.50) \u2013 just under two seconds outside his own world record of 2:05.95 and saying\u2026\u201dI\u2019m disappointed it wasn\u2019t a pb and it is the world record of course but I still think there is a lot to give in 200m breaststroke\u2026it is all about getting the best out of myself and seeing how far I can push myself\u2026.but I\u2019m excited for the world champs and the world is getting faster\u2026.I hope to continue to do my best and that means pushing the world record\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

    2023 Australian World Trials, Melbourne Sports And Aquatic Centre, Day 5 FINALS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Women\u2019s 200m breaststroke<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Abbey Harkin (St Peters Western, QLD) 2.23.93<\/p>\n

    Mikayla Smith (Griffith University, QLD) 2.26.08<\/p>\n

    Ella Ramsay (Chandler, QLD) 2.28.85<\/p>\n

    \"2023

    Abbey Harkin. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr Swimming Australia<\/p><\/div>\n

    Men\u2019s 200m backstroke<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Bradley Woodward (Mingara, NSW) 1.56.04<\/p>\n

    Joshua Edwards-Smith (Griffith University, QLD) 1.57.29<\/p>\n

    Ty Hartwell (Chandler, QLD) 1.58.88<\/p>\n

    \"2023

    Bradley Woodward. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr Swimming Australia<\/p><\/div>\n

    Women\u2019s 100m freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Mollie O\u2019Callaghan (St Peters Western, QLD) 52.48<\/p>\n

    Emma McKeon (Griffith University, QLD) 52.52<\/p>\n

    Shayna Jack (St Peter\u2019s Western, QLD) 52.64<\/p>\n

    \"2023

    Mollie O\u2019Callaghan. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr<\/p><\/div>\n

    Men\u2019s 200m breaststroke<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Zac Stubblety-Cook (Chandler, QLD) 2:07.82 (Q)<\/p>\n

    Haig Buckingham (SOPAC, NSW) 2:12.95<\/p>\n

    Angus Menzies (Knox Pymble, QLD) 2:13.13<\/p>\n

    \"2023

    Zac Stubblety-Cook. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr Swimming Australia<\/p><\/div>\n

    Women\u2019s 50m Backstroke<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Bronte Job (Rackley, QLD) 27.73<\/p>\n

    Iona Anderson (Breakers WA) 28.03<\/p>\n

    Layla Day (Bond, QLD) 28.47<\/p>\n

    \"2023

    Bronte Job. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr Swimming Australia<\/p><\/div>\n

    Men\u2019s 1500m freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Sam Short (Rackley Swim Team, QLD) 14:46.67 (Q)<\/p>\n

    Elijah Winnington (St Peters Western, QLD) 15:08.28<\/p>\n

    Nick Sloman (Noosa, QLD) 15.11.72<\/p>\n

    \"Sam

    Sam Short. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr Swimming Australia<\/p><\/div>\n

    Automatic Australian Team Qualifiers after five days:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Kyle Chalmers (Marion, SA) 100m freestyle<\/p>\n

    Abbey Connor (Revesby Workers\/USC Spartan, QLD)<\/p>\n

    Elizabeth Dekkers (Chandler, QLD) 200m butterfly<\/p>\n

    Jenna Forrester (St Peters Western, QLD) \u2013 200IM<\/p>\n

    Emma McKeon (Griffith University, QLD) \u2013 100m butterfly, 100m freestyle<\/p>\n

    Kaylee McKeown (Griffith University, QLD) \u2013 200IM, 100m, 200m backstroke<\/p>\n

    Thomas Neill (Rackley Swim Team, QLD)<\/p>\n

    Mollie O\u2019Callaghan (St Peters Western, QLD) \u2013 100m backstroke, 100m, 200m freestyle<\/p>\n

    Lani Pallister (Griffith University, QLD) \u2013 400m, 800m freestyle<\/p>\n

    Sam Short (Rackley Swim Team, QLD) \u2013 400, 800m, 1500m freestyle<\/p>\n

    Flynn Southam (Bond, QLD) 100m freestyle<\/p>\n

    Zac Stubblety-Cook (Chandler, QLD)<\/p>\n

    Brianna Throssell (St Peters Western, QLD) \u2013 100m butterfly<\/p>\n

    Ariarne Titmus (St Peters Western, QLD) \u2013 200, 400m, 800m freestyle<\/p>\n

    Elijah Winnington (St Peters Western, QLD) 400, 800m freestyle<\/p>\n

    Bradley Woodward (Mingara, NSW) 200m backstroke<\/p>\n

    \"2023

    Fukuoka bound. Bradley Woodward. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr Swimming Australia<\/p><\/div>\n

     <\/p>\n

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