Australia’s Cate Campbell breaks 100 freestyle world record (Yahoo Sports)
Australian swimmer Cate Campbell broke the 100-meter freestyle world record at the Brisbane Grand Prix on Saturday. Achieved during Campbell’s final competition before the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the former world champion clocked 52.06 seconds, eclipsing German Britta Steffen’s previous mark of 52.07 at the 2009 world championships. ”It happened when I least expected it … people have been asking me when am I going to break a world record for the last three years.