Aussie swimmers start fast, finish slower

AUSTRALIAN SWIMMER'S START FAST BUT FINISH SLOWER

* WOMEN'S 100m FREESTYLE FINAL: Cate Campbell 1st at halfway mark, finished 6th; Bronte Campbell 2nd halfway, finished fourth

* WOMEN'S 200m BREASTSTROKE FINAL: Taylor McKeown 1st halfway, finished 5th

* WOMEN'S 200m BUTTERFLY FINAL: Madeline Groves 1st halfway, finished 2nd

* WOMEN'S 200m FREESTYLE FINAL: Emma McKeon 1st halfway, finished 3rd

* MEN'S 100m BACKSTROKE FINAL: Mitch Larkin 1st halfway, finished 4th

* WOMEN'S 100m BACKSTROKE FINAL: Emily Seebohm 1st halfway, finished 7th

* WOMEN'S 200m INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY FINAL: Alicia Coutts 4th halfway, finished 5th

THE EXCEPTIONS:

* MEN'S 100m FREESTYLE FINAL: Kyle Chalmers 7th halfway, finished 1st

* MEN'S 400m FREESTYLE FINAL: Mack Horton 3rd halfway, finished 1st

* MEN'S 200M BACKSTROKE FINAL: Mitch Larkin 2nd halfway, finished 2nd