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IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR LAPRESSE - Minna Atherton Australian swimmer at the ISL - International swimming league competition at LISD Aquatic Center on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, in Lewisville, TX, USA. For more information and downloadable content please visit: http://apmultimedianewsroom.com/multimedia-newsroom/partners/international-swimming-league (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP Images)

Brisbane swimmer claims world record

Brisbane’s Minna Atherton has become the first female short course swimmer to break 55 seconds after powering to an extraordinary 100m backstroke world record at the International Swimming League meet in Budapest overnight.

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: Charlotte Caslick of Australia runs with the ball during the Women's Pool A rugby match between Ausutralia and Colombia on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Deodoro Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Golden girl provides inspiration

THE golden girl of women’s sevens rugby returned to where it all started last week and gave some inspiration to students from a Brisbane school.

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - SEPTEMBER 09: Gold medalist Brenden Hall of Australia celebrates on the podium at the medal ceremony Men's 400m Freestyle - S9 on day 2 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on September 9, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Friedemann Vogel/Getty Images)

Brenden is pure gold

PETRIE’S Brenden Hall asserted his dominance of the pool in the only way he knows how – with a golden swim at the Rio Paralympic Games.

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