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Commonwealth Games: Australia quartet breaks swimming world record

Australian women's 4x100m relay team celebrate their world record and gold medal performance.

Australia broke its own world record in winning the women's 4x100m freestyle relay on Thursday night.

The Australian quartet was never in doubt for the gold medal, with lead-off swimmer Shayna Jack and Bronte Campbell, swimming the second leg, establishing a one body-length lead over the rest of the field.

Emma McKeon managed to extend that lead to two body-lengths before handing over to former 100m freestyle world record holder Cate Campbell.

Campbell, who took a break from competitive swimming after Rio, showed she was back at her best and sprinted home to stop the clock at three minutes 30.05 seconds, lowering the previous record by 0.6 seconds.


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