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 Horton left his rivals dead in the water as he cruised to victory in
14 minutes 44.09 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year
and the quickest in history by an 18-year-old.
Horton also won the 400m and 800m freestyle titles earlier in the
meet to qualify for three events at this year's world championships
in Kazan, Russia.
"It was a good step forward," said Horton. "And there is still
plenty of time till worlds to make another shift and try and be a
bit quicker there."
Bronte Campbell turned the tables on her old sister Cate to claim
her first national title in the 50m freestyle at Sydney's Olympic
pool.
A regular runner-up to Cate in big events, including this week's
100m final, Bronte got her hands on the wall first, touching in
24.19, followed by her sibling in 24.33.
"I was just thinking, I am the only one who doesn't have a national
title, so now I can fit in again and be with the cool kids," Bronte
told reporters.
Thomas Fraser-Holmes made amends for his unexpected flop in the 200m
freestyle when he won the 400m individual medley to book his spot in
a 38-member Australian team for the world championships, which was
announced after the eight-day meet ended.
"It's a relief. Everyone has their moments -- this has been a big
learning curve," Fraser-Holmes said.
"Maybe the pressure got to me, being number one last year and coming
back here with that expectation. It's something mentally I have to
overcome, have more fun and not take it so
seriously."
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Australian team for 2015 world swimming championships (in
alphabetical order):
Matt Abood, Jessica Ashwood, Hayley Baker, Bronte Barratt, Josh
Beaver, Bronte Campbell, Cate Campbell, Kyle Chalmers, Ash Delaney,
Tommaso D'Orsogna, Brittany Elmslie, Thomas Fraser-Holmes, Madeline
Groves, Grant Hackett, Jayden Hadler, Kurt Herzog, Mack Horton,
Grant Irvine, Mitch Larkin, James Magnussen, Cameron McEvoy, David
McKeon, Emma McKeon, Taylor McKeown, Keryn McMaster, David Morgan,
Leah Neale, Jake Packard, Kylie Palmer, Emily Seebohm, Daniel Smith,
Christian Sprenger,
Brianna Throssell, Lorna Tonks, Ben Treffers, Tessa Wallace, Madison
Wilson, Melanie Wright (nee Schlanger).
(Writing by Julian Linden in Singapore)
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