Australian Women’s Swim Relay Team Break World Short Course Record

Australia celebrate winning the Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay final during Day 1 of the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Melbourne, Tuesday, December 13, 2022. AAP Image/Joel Carrett

Australia’s most successful Olympian, Emma McKeon, continues to push the boundaries, steering Australia to a relay world record at the world short course championships in Melbourne.

McKeon swam the first sub-50 second 100m freestyle split by a woman with a time of 49.96 seconds.