Breaking: 19-Year-Old Swimming Sensation Again Thrashes US Champion to Reclaim Two Back-to-Back Golds at Worlds

There is a new swimming champion emerging at the World Championships currently being held in Fukuoka, Japan. The 19-year-old Mollie O’Callaghan has caused quite a splash, pun intended, after taking the 100m and 200m gold back-to-back. It seems like the teenager has become an unstoppable force of nature in the sport, ready to take down anyone who comes her way. With her unique style and her unmatched dedication, it seems like O’Callaghan is ready to conquer international swimming. In fact, she already has.

For someone who has been swimming since she was 4 and competing since she was 7, it is no surprise that Mollie O’Callaghan is a whiz at it. She first appeared on the international swimming scene when she participated in the 2019 World Championships in Budapest at the age of 15. She won a silver medal in the women’s 400m freestyle relay. And now, she is back on track once again, dominating the 2023 World Championships.

A swimming prodigy shines bright on the global stage

On day four of the 2023 World Championships, Mollie O’Callaghan clocked in a time of 1:52.85 in the women’s 200m freestyle. In doing so, she broke the world record that was previously held in the category by Federica Pellegrini.

The previous record holder has a time of 1:52.98, which was lowered by the 19-year-old sensation. Earlier in the year, her best time in the 200m was 1:53.83, and she has reduced her best time by nearly one entire second in the category.

After her amazing performance in the 200m, she bagged another gold medal in the 100m, thus managing to win two back-to-back golds in the 200m and the 100m. In the 100m on, she clocked in a time of 52.16 seconds, leaving behind Siobhan Haughey, who was leading the group earlier.

Haughey came in second with a time of 52.49 and Marrit Steenbergen surged for bronze in 52.71. These consecutive golds now tally to a total of four gold medals for the swimming pro in this year’s World Championships.

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According to a report by ABC News, Mollie O’Callaghan described her historical win in swimming, and said, “It’s so weird, I am not going to lie, it’s such a weird feeling.” After getting the four wins in the overall championship, she said, “I didn’t even know that no woman has done that. And to be the first, it’s just incredible.”

In her trademark manner, the swimming sensation who was running seventh quickly powered through the last stretch to get the win. Mollie O’Callaghan is keeping up the magic she has woven before.

The young record-breaker is unstoppable

Mollie has always dominated the sport of swimming. When she participated in the 2020 Queensland Short Course Championships, she was 16 years old. She set the record in her age group in the 100m freestyle category. O’Callaghan shined again at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, in which she bagged two golds and one bronze while being a part of the relay team.

At the 2022 Australian Championships, she became the first woman to clock in a time sub-53 in the 100m freestyle category and got the personal best time of 52.49 seconds.

At the end of the Championships, Mollie swam in the individual 100m freestyle event where she won gold. She again conquered at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, getting home 5 golds and 2 silvers as a part of relays and in individual events.

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Looking at these statistics, it is no surprise that she has managed to emerge victorious again and again at the 2023 World Championships as well.