Heartbreak for Mollie O’Callaghan after stunning result for Aussie golden girl at the Olympic Games
- Mollie O’Callaghan failed to win a medal in the 100m freestyle
- Both O’Callaghan and Shayna Jack failed to place in Paris
- It was a shocking result for the 200m freestyle champion
Mollie O’Callaghan failed to qualify for the women’s 100m freestyle final in Paris.
O’Callaghan (20) had beaten teammate Ariarne Titmus in the women’s 200m freestyle final on Monday, but she was unable to repeat her strong performance on Wednesday evening, as she finished fourth.
Sweden’s Sarah Sjoestroem was the fastest, winning in 52.16 seconds, while USA’s Torrie Huske (52.29) took silver and Hong Kong’s Siobhan Bernadette Haughey took bronze.
O’Callaghan, who was aiming to become the third woman to complete a golden double in the 100-200m freestyle at the same Olympics, was second best with 52.34.
Jack recorded a time of 52.72 as the Australians failed to make up ground on the final lap after taking their finishing position.
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Mollie O’Callaghan failed to win a medal in the women’s 100m freestyle final
O’Callaghan and Shayna Jack finished fourth and fifth respectively on Thursday morning