Olympian Chalmers obliterates 13-year record

Australian Kyle Chalmers broke the 13-year-old men's 100m freestyle short-course satellite grounds this greeting (AEDT) successful Kazan, Russia.

The Australian touched successful 44.84sec to instrumentality 0.10sec disconnected the grounds acceptable by Frenchman Amaury Leveaux successful 2008.

Chalmers took metallic successful the lawsuit successful the longer 50m Olympic excavation successful Tokyo finishing 0.06sec down American Caeleb Dressel who won successful 47.02.

The 23-year-old Aussie besides won 2 relay bronze medals successful Tokyo.

Chalmers smashed the satellite mark. (Fina TV)

Chalmers had won the 100m successful the 3 erstwhile legs of the four-event World Cup this month.

The contention is swum successful 25m pools wherever times are traditionally faster.

Leveaux acceptable his satellite grounds successful the European short-course championships successful Croatia successful December 2008.

It was the 3rd clip the grounds had been breached successful a week.

Leveaux bushed the clip helium had acceptable the time earlier erstwhile helium had topped the six-day-old people of compatriot Alain Bernard.

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