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Australian teenager Mollie O’Callaghan has broken the women’s 200m freestyle world record, which had stood since the performance-enhancing bodysuit era, at the World Aquatics Championships.<\/span><\/p>\n O’Callaghan, 19, clocked one minute 52.85 seconds, taking 0.13 secs off Federica Pellegrini’s previous record.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Pellegrini wore a high-tech suit – banned since 2010 – in setting her time at the 2009 World Championships.<\/span><\/p>\n O’Callaghan beat compatriot Ariarne Titmus to gold by 0.16 seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n Summer McIntosh of Canada took the bronze, while Great Britain’s Freya Anderson was seventh in Fukuoka, Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n Italian Pellegrini’s 200m freestyle time of 1:52.98 was the oldest record in women’s long-course (50m pool length) swimming.<\/span><\/p>\n “If I’m being honest, I feel shaken. I was just expecting to have fun,” an emotional O’Callaghan said after breaking the record.<\/span><\/p>\n “Coming away with the record is just amazing.”<\/span><\/p>\n