Australia’s swimming champs deliver relay gold again

Hans van LeeuwenEurope correspondent

Updated Aug 2, 2024 – 7.34am, first published at 6.43am

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Paris | Australia’s star-studded women’s swimming team pulled off a spectacular win in the 4x200m freestyle relay, setting a new Olympic record in a dominant display.

The team was heavily fancied, with Mollie O’Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus drafted in for the final after already having nailed gold and silver in the individual 200m event. And they delivered.

Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London.