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TORONTO, CANADA – OCTOBER 24: Mollie O’Callaghan of Australia celebrates after winning the Women’s 200m Freestyle Finals and setting a new World Record during day two of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup – Toronto 2025 at Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre on October 24, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Chris Tanouye/Getty Images) Getty Images Mollie O’Callaghan has successfully finished another 200 freestyle race with a new record. On Friday, O’Callaghan created history yet again, taking down the short-course 200 free world record for the second consecutive time. At the final stop of the World Cup in Toronto, Australia’s star cruised through with ease, posting a new mark of 1:49.36. O’Callaghan’s win helped her wrap the event with a historic sweep, earning her a triple crown and a $10,000 bonus. The five-time Olympic gold medalist also added another $10,000 to her bonus for breaking her own world record. Last weekend, in Westmont, O’Callaghan crushed the 200-meter record in 1:49.77. Taking down Hong Kong’s Siobhan Huaghey’s record set in 2021 (1:50.31), O’Callaghan became the first swimmer to break the 1:50 sub. However, this historical performance was upgraded only after a week, as the 21-year-old produced a new record-breaking finish, shaving 0.41 seconds off the previous time. O’Callaghan, who had every intention of dominating the race from the start, stayed ahead of the field, with a lead of three-quarters of a second after racing the opening 50 meters in 25.45. She maintained the world record pace throughout, only slowing down in the last 50-meter lap. She was followed by her teammate, Lani Pallister, matching her personal best time in 1:51.75. New Zealand’s Erika Fairweather placed third in 1:52.71 “If you set your mind to it, you can achieve it, and if you put the hard work in it and have…

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