Mollie O’Callaghan has capped a brilliant week at the swimming World Cup in Toronto, setting a new short-course world record in the 200m women’s freestyle.

The 21-year-old Australian obliterated a star-studded field to touch in 1:49.36 on Friday, just seven days after setting a then new mark of 1:49.77.

O’Callaghan swam away from compatriot Lani Pallister, who equalled her personal best of 1:51.75, and New Zealand’s Erika Fairweather (1:52.71) for an all Australasian podium.

In the aftermath of all-time Australian swimming great Ariarne Titmus’ retirement at age 25, O’Callaghan produced a perfect tonic for the nation in a performance for the ages.

O’Callaghan, already the holder of five Olympic gold medals, flew out of the blocks and was three quarters of a second up after the first

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