Mollie O'Callaghan
Mollie Grace O'Callaghan OAM (born 2 April 2004) be Australian swimmer den de reigning Olympic champion insyd de 200 m freestyle.[1][2] Na she be de 2023 world champion insyd de women's 100m den 200m freestyle individual events, den part of de world champion 4 × 100 m den 4 × 200 m Australian women's relay teams togeda plus 4 × 100 m mixed relay team. She previously hold de world record insyd de women's individual 200m freestyle.
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Australia |
| Country for sport | Australia |
| Name wey dem give am | Mollie |
| Family name | O'Callaghan |
| Ein date of birth | 2 April 2004 |
| Place dem born am | Queensland |
| Ein occupation | swimmer |
| Sport | swimming |
| Award e receive | Medal of the Order of Australia |
O'Callaghan sanso win two gold den one bronze medals for de 2020 Summer Olympics as heats swimmer insyd relay events den gold medal insyd de 200 m freestyle den 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay for de 2024 Summer Olympics.
2020 Tokyo Olympics
editO'Callaghan swim give de Australian team insyd de preliminaries of all three women's relays for de 2020 Summer Olympics insyd Tokyo, she receive two gold medals den one bronze for ein contribution. She swim de 1st leg give Australia insyd de heats of de 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, she post time of 53.08 wey she receive gold medal after de Australian team win de final.[3]
Insyd de 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay preliminaries, O'Callaghan swim junior world record of 1:55.11 wen she swim de lead off leg. Na ein time go place am fifth insyd de 200 metre freestyle final.[4] However, secof na de Australian coaches previously decide make dem use four fresh swimmers for de final insyd, na dem controversially no select O'Callaghan for de final wer na Australia fini third.[5]
Insyd heat of de 4 × 100 metre medley relay, O'Callaghan san post competitive time; na ein anchor leg dem split be 52.35, 0.24 seconds per slower dan de fastest freestyle split insyd de final by Cate Campbell.
2023 World Aquatics Championships
editFor de 2023 World Aquatics Championships, na O'Callaghan be world champion insyd five events.
O'Callaghan win de women's 100m freestyle insyd 52.16, after she qualify insyd second place, den de women's 200m freestyle insyd world record time of 1:52.85 after she qualify insyd third place. Na she be de first woman make she win both of dese events insyd single world championship.[6]
Na O'Callaghan sanso dey part of three champion relay teams, each of wich set world-record time: de women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay;[7] de women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay;[8] den de mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.[9]
Results insyd major championships
edit| Meet | 100 free | 200 free | 50 back | 100 back | 4×50 free | 4×100 free | 4×200 free | 4×50 medley | 4×100 medley | 4×100 Mixed free | 4×100 Mixed medley |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WJC 2019 | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | ||||||
| OG 2021 | |||||||||||
| WC 2022 | DNS | ||||||||||
| CG 2022 | DNS | ||||||||||
| SCW 2022 | |||||||||||
| WC 2023 | DNS | ||||||||||
| OG 2024 | - | - | - |
Career best times
editLong course metres (50 m pool)
edit- As of 12 June 2024[10]
| Event | Time | Meet | Location | Date | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 24.52 | 2022 Australian Championships | Adelaide | 22 May 2022 | ||
| 100 m freestyle | 52.08 | r | 2023 World Aquatics Championships | Fukuoka | 23 July 2023 | |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:52.48 | 2024 Australian Swimming Trials | Brisbane | 26 July 2023 | ||
| 400 m freestyle | 4:07.21 | 2023 NSW State Open Championships | Sydney | 11 March 2023 | ||
| 50 m backstroke | 27.38 | 2023 NSW State Open Championships | Sydney | 12 March 2023 | ||
| 100 m backstroke | 57.88 | 2024 Australian Swimming Trials | Brisbane | 11 June 2024 | ||
| 200 m backstroke | 2:08.48 | 2022 Australian Championships | Adelaide | 21 May 2022 | ||
| 50 m butterfly | 27.86 | Queensland Championships | Brisbane | 17 December 2020 |
Legend: WR – World record; OC – Oceanian record; CR – Commonwealth record; NR – Australian record;
Records no set insyd finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
Short course metres (25 m pool)
edit- As of 17 December 2022[10]
| Event | Time | Meet | Location | Date | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 24.40 | Australian Virtual Short Course Championships | Brisbane | 26 November 2020 | ||
| 100 m freestyle | 51.50 | 2022 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships | Sydney | 25 August 2022 | ||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:55.24 | McDonald's Queensland Championships | Brisbane | 26 September 2020 | ||
| 50 m backstroke | 25.49 | r | 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | Melbourne | 17 December 2022 | OC |
| 100 m backstroke | 55.62 | 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | Melbourne | 14 December 2022 | ||
| 200 m backstroke | 2:05.45 | McDonald's Queensland Championships | Brisbane | 25 September 2020 | ||
| 50 m butterfly | 27.87 | State Teams Championships | Canberra | 4 October 2019 |
Legend: WR – World record; OC – Oceanian record; CR – Commonwealth record; NR – Australian record;
Records no set insyd finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
World records
editLong course metres
edit| No. | Event | Time | Meet | Location | Date | Status | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4x100 m mixed freestyle relay[a] | 3:19.38 | 2022 World Aquatics Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 24 June 2022 | Former | [11] |
| 2 | 4x200 m freestyle relay[b] | 7:39.29 | 2022 Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 31 July 2022 | Former | [12] |
| 3 | 4×100 m freestyle relay[c] | 3:27.96 | 2023 World Aquatics Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 23 July 2023 | Current | [7] |
| 4 | 200 m freestyle | 1:52.85 | 2023 World Aquatics Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 26 July 2023 | Former | [13] |
| 5 | 4x200 m freestyle relay[d] | 7:37.50 | 2023 World Aquatics Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 27 July 2023 | Current | [8] |
| 6 | 4x100 m mixed freestyle relay[e] | 3:18.83 | 2023 World Aquatics Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 29 July 2023 | Current | [8] |
Legend: OC – Oceanian record; NR – Australian record;
Records no set insyd finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
a split 52.03 (4th leg); plus Jack Cartwright (1st leg), Kyle Chalmers (2nd leg), Madison Wilson (3rd leg)
b split 1:54.80 (3rd leg); plus Madison Wilson (1st leg), Kiah Melverton (2nd leg), Ariarne Titmus (4th leg)
c split 52.08 (1st leg); plus Shayna Jack (2nd leg), Meg Harris (3rd leg), Emma McKeon (4th leg)
d split 1:53.66 (1st leg); plus Shayna Jack (2nd leg), Brianna Throssell (3rd leg), Ariarne Titmus (4th leg)
e split 51.71 (4th leg); plus Jack Cartwright (1st leg), Kyle Chalmers (2nd leg), Shayna Jack (3rd leg)
Short course metres
edit| No. | Event | Time | Meet | Location | Date | Status | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4x100 m freestyle relay[a] | 3:25.43 | 2022 World Championships (25 m) | Melbourne, Australia | 13 December 2022 | Current | [14] |
| 2 | 4x200 m freestyle relay[b] | 7:30.87 | 2022 World Championships (25 m) | Melbourne, Australia | 14 December 2022 | Current | [15] |
| 3 | 4x50 m medley relay[c] | 1:42.35 | 2022 World Championships (25 m) | Melbourne, Australia | 17 December 2022 | Current | [16] |
a split 52.19 (1st leg); plus Madison Wilson (2nd leg), Meg Harris (3rd leg), Emma McKeon (4th leg)
b split 1:52.83 (2nd leg), plus Madison Wilson (1st leg), Leah Neale (3rd leg), Lani Pallister (4th leg)
c split 25.49 (backstroke leg); plus Chelsea Hodges (breaststroke leg), Emma McKeon (butterfly leg), Madison Wilson (freestyle leg)
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ Pender, Kieran (29 July 2024). "Mollie O'Callaghan dethrones Ariarne Titmus in epic Olympic showdown". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ↑ Pender, Kieran (30 July 2024). "Mollie O'Callaghan's Olympic dream is one to share with rival inspiring greatness". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ↑ "Tokyo 2020 Olympics day 1 prelims". SwimSwam. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ↑ "Mollie O'Callaghan breaks 200 free WJR". SwimSwam. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ↑ "Aussie women fall after questionable relay decision". SwimSwam. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ↑ "Mollie O'Callaghan creates history by sweeping the 100m and 200m freestyle titles at the world swimming championships". ABC Sport. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Goh, ZK (24 July 2023). "World Aquatics Championships 2023: Australia win both 4x100m freestyle relays with the women setting a new world record". Olympics.com. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Smirnova, Lena (29 July 2023). "World Aquatics Championships 2023: Australia women power to gold by smashing own 4x200m freestyle relay world record". Olympics.com. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ↑ de Villiers, Ockert (30 July 2023). "World Aquatics Championships 2023: Australia break world record defending mixed 4x100m freestyle relay title". Olympics.com. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "World Aquatics results – Mollie O'Callaghan". World Aquatics. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ↑ "Mixed Freestyle Relay Final results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 24 June 2022.
- ↑ "Aussies blast 7:39.29 for new 4x200 WR". SwimSwam. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ↑ "Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan breaks world record, beating Ariarne Titmus for women's 200m freestyle world title in Japan". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ↑ "Women's 4x100m Freestyle – Final – Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ "Women's 4x200m Freestyle – Final – Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ "Women's 4x50m Medley – Final – Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ "Australia Day Honours List" (PDF). The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ↑ Hanson, Ian (28 August 2022)."Mollie O'Callaghan named Australia'Olympic Program swimmer of the year". Swimming World. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ↑ "Mollie O'Callaghan repeats as Swimming Australia's Olympic Program swimmer of the year". SwimSwam. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ↑ "Swimming makes a big splash at AIS Performance Awards". Australian Sports Commission. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
External links
edit- Mollie O'Callaghan at World Aquatics
- Mollie O'Callaghan at SwimRankings.net
- Mollie O'Callaghan at Swimming Australia (archived)
- Mollie O'Callaghan at Olympics.com
- Mollie O'Callaghan at Olympedia