Emily Seebohm lay down in tears on poolside after winning the 200m backstroke in a new Commonwealth and Oceania record and Sarah Sjostrom followed up winning the 50m butterfly title with a new world record of 23.67secs in the 50m freestyle semi-finals on the penultimate night of action at the World Championshis in Budapest.
Katinka Hosszu made it an arena one-two in the 200m backstroke for her third medal of the competition while Bruno Fratus won silver in the men’s 50m freestyle.
Emily has endured a very difficult time in both mind and body over the past 18 months where a debilitating health issue had both physical and psychological repercussions.
The Australian did not win an individual medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro last year, despite being world champion over 100m and 200m backstroke, although she rallied to be part of the medley relay squad that won silver.
She won bronze in the 100m in Budapest before timing her charge down the final length to perfection in the longer race, passing Katinka in the last metres, to win in 2:05.68 and lower her own Commonwealth and Oceania records which she had equalled on Friday.
She clambered out of the pool and lay down by the blocks before sitting up and staring at the scoreboard in disbelief.
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