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Australia’s Lani Pallister<\/strong> has continued her Glasgow distance domination at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre tonight breaking the Games record to win the 800m freestyle in a time of 8:11.12 – winning her fourth gold of the meet.<\/p>\n

The World Championship silver medallist and Short Course world record holder and 2022 WorldS C Champion, adding \u00a0the 800m freestyle to her opening night win in the 400m and her all-the-way victory in the inaugural 1500m freestyle – breaking the Games record of 8:13.59 set by Ariarne Titmus in Birmingham four years ago.<\/p>\n

Pallister was a member of the all-conquering Dolphins 800m freestyle relay after winning \u00a0silver in the individual 200m freestyle behind team mate Mollie O’Callaghan – concluding her most successful-ever Games.<\/p>\n

Reaffirming herself as a real deal in the countdown to the LA28 Olympics and the showdown with Olympic champions American Katie Ledecky<\/strong> and Canadian Summer McIntosh<\/strong> – whom will be awaiting her arrival in two the US for next month’s Pan Pacs in Irvine, California.<\/p>\n

As hard as she tried, New Zealand’s 2024 world champion Erika Fairweather<\/strong> couldn’t match it with Pallister who was just under world record pace going through the first 400m, the Kiwi holding on for silver 14 seconds and 20m behind the Australian in 8:24.97.<\/p>\n

Australian team rookie Molly Walker<\/strong> producing the swim off her life to storm home in a personal best time of 8:25.93 – a brave effort indeed bye the young South Australian, who stood arm-in-arm with Pallister during the playing of the Australian National Anthem.<\/p>\n

Pallister going through the first 400m in 4:02.30 – just half second outside world record pace and a time that would have seen her take silver in the 400m freestyle individual -won by Pallister in 3:59.56.<\/p>\n

Pallister’s \u00a0splits: 27:91; 57.88; 1:58.94; 3:00.46; 4:02.30; 5:04.68; 6:07.28; 7:10.26; 8:11.12.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old winning the ninth gold medal since Karen Moras<\/strong> won Australia’s first gold in Edinburgh in 1970 and following Tracey Wickham<\/strong> (1978 and 1982), Julie McDonald<\/strong> (1990), Stacey Gartrell (<\/strong>1994), Rachel Harris<\/strong> (1998) and Ariarne Titmus<\/strong> (2018 and 2022).<\/p>\n

Pallister joining her mother Janelle Elford<\/strong> who won silver behind McDonald in 1990 in Auckland – where she also won bronze in the 400m freestyle and gold in the Australian 800m freestyle relay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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