By Ian Ransom
PARIS (Reuters) – Australia’s red-headed rocket Mollie O’Callaghan upset teammate and defending champion Ariarne Titmus to claim gold in the women’s 200 metres freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Monday.
O’Callaghan stopped the clock in an Olympic record 1:53.27 at La Defense Arena, 0.54 seconds ahead of Titmus, with Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey taking bronze.
Only weeks after Titmus swiped her world record at Olympic trials, O’Callaghan turned the tables on her clubmate with a sizzling final lap.
She also foiled Titmus’s bid to become the first swimmer to successfully defend a 200 metres freestyle Olympic gold.
(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
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