Mollie O’Callaghan was edged out of the podium places by the barest of margins in the women’s 100m freestyle final, with the young Aussie star unable to back up her 200m feats on day five.
Sweden’s Sarah Sjoestroem wound back the clock with an upset victory. Ahead of her 31st birthday this month, the woman who set the world record for the event seven years ago stormed home to hold out USA’s Torri Huske and Hong Kong star Siobhan Bernadette Haughey.
O’Callaghan – who was the favourite entering the race – finished just 0.01 seconds behind Haughey to miss out on bronze by the smallest possible margin.
Fellow Aussie Shayna Jack was unable to cap her redemption story with a fairytale win, finishing fifth.
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