Pallister dethrones idol for another gold as rival’s blunder proves costly
With rival Summer McIntosh out of the finals, Lani Pallister flew to gold and beat out her idol Katie Ledecky in the women’s 400m freestyle.
With rival Summer McIntosh out of the finals, Lani Pallister flew to gold and beat out her idol Katie Ledecky in the women’s 400m freestyle.
Welcome to nine.com.au’s live blog of night two, day two of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.
Meg Harris wasn’t aware she had snatched gold in the women’s 100-metre freestyle until her teammate told her 30 seconds after touching the wall.
Australia has given a glimpse into what is to come at the LA Olympic Games, collecting four gold medals on the opening day of the Pan Pacs.
Lani Pallister was one of Australia’s standout athletes at the Commonwealth Games. But the real deal competition is just about to start against two megastars.
Summer McIntosh has sent a clear warning to her rivals by shattering the last women’s “supersuit” world record.
Lani Pallister obliterated a world record set by the greatest female distance swimmer of all time, slicing more than three seconds off a mark set by Katie Ledecky.
Ariarne Titmus had her sights set on an Olympic treble but eventually decided to retire after realising she'd "totally lost the fire".
The United States won gold in the final event of the swimming world championships, ensuring it finished atop the gold-medal count.
Meg Harris' triumph took her tally of gold medals as a Dolphin to 11 — but never before had she won an individual gold medal for Australia.