the australian Mollie O’Callaghan is the 100 meter world champions free swim this Thursday in Budapest.
At 18, O’Callaghan won his second title in Hungary after the 4×100 meter relay event on Saturday. It is therefore his first individual world title.
At 18 years and 82 days, she is the youngest winner of the 100-meter freestyle swim. in a world championship since 1991, with the title of the American Nicole Haislett, who was then 18 years and 22 days old.
The Australian swimmer, thanks to her time of 52 seconds 67 hundredths, she surpassed the Swedish world record holder Sarah Sjostrom (52.80) and the American Torri Huske, champion in the 100-meter butterfly last Sunday.
Mollie O’Callaghan’s title is Australia’s third, the 9th medal in total for the oceanic country.