Australian swimmer Cate Campbell broke the ladies’s a hundred metres freestyle world record on theBrisbane Grand Prix on Saturday, sending an ominous warning to her competitors at subsequent month’s Rio Olympics.
The 24-12 months–vintage clocked 52.06 seconds to better German swimmer Britta Steffen’s previousrecord of 52.07 seconds set seven years ago in the course of the now-banned artificial swim-match era.
The London relay gold medallist beat her preceding non-public excellent of fifty two.33 seconds to assertthe primary man or woman world report by way of an Australian because the supersuit length.
“It passed off once I least expected it. I still can’t trust it occurred,” Campbell become quoted as sayingwithin the Australian Associated Press.
“Human beings have been asking me while am I going to interrupt a world report for the ultimate 3 years.
“Now they’ll prevent asking me the query.”
After a few checking out years with harm and illness, the sector primary has her eyes firmly set at thegold at the Aug. five-21 Rio Video games.
“All of us who goes to the Olympics and says they’re not after gold are kidding themselves,” she brought.
