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Swimming: Australian teen takes Pellegrini 200m FS record

Mollie O'Callaghan beats record held by 'Divine One' for 14 yrs

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(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 26 - 19-year-old Australian swim phenom Mollie O'Callaghan on Wednesday took Italian swim queen Federica Pellegrini's 200m freestyle record at the world championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
    The now retired Pellgrini, 34, a gold medallist at Beijing 2008, first set the record in 2007 and improved it two years later at the worlds in 2009, 14 years ago.
    O'Callaghan notched 1'52"85 to beat The Divine One's 1'52"98 .
    photo: Pellegrini (ANSA).
   

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