Sarah Sjostrom was second in the 100m freestyle and Emily Seebohm equalled her own Oceania and Commonwealth record in the 200m backstroke on day six of the World Championships in Budapest.
Sarah had broken the world record on the opening night of the competition when she led off the Sweden 4x100m freestyle squad in a truly pioneering time of 51.71secs.
After qualifying fastest for the final there was a lot of expectation and pressure on Sarah and, although she was ahead at the halfway mark, she could not maintain her form to the very end to touch second in 52.31.
She said: “I am sorry about missing out on victory. I expected that Simone Manuel (the winner) would do a very fast spring at the end but her performance was superhuman really.
“On the other hand I didn’t expect my final sprint would be so weak. I am angry with myself, I did it wrong, I am rather disappointed.”
Ranomi Kromowidjojo was fifth in 52.78 while defending champion Bronte Campbell was seventh in 53.18 after suffering from extensive shoulder problems.
Sarah returned to clock the fastest time in qualifying for the 50m butterfly final in 25.30 with Ranomi fifth in 25.67.
Emily took bronze in the 100m backstroke before producing a sizzling performance in the 200m semi-finals, the…
