• Australia have shattered an Olympic record in Paris 
  • The women won the 4z200m freestyle relay 
  • It is the eighth gold medal the nation has won at the Games 

By Ollie Lewis

Published: 21:14 BST, 1 August 2024 | Updated: 21:34 BST, 1 August 2024

Australia’s women’s 4x200m freestyle relay team have won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics.

The victory is Australia’s eighth gold medal of the Games.

The Dolphins’ team of Mollie O’Callaghan, Lani Pallister, Brianna Throssell and Ariarne Titmus saluted in seven minutes 40.33 seconds.

The United States took silver and China claimed the bronze.

O’Callaghan now has three golds in Paris – she featured in the victorious women’s 4x100m freestyle team and won the 200m freestyle – and now has five golds in her Olympic career.

Titmus, who last Saturday night won the 400m freestyle, has two golds in Paris and four gold medals in her Olympic career.

The relay victory is the first Olympic gold for Pallister, who is making her debut at the sporting showpiece and recovered from a bout of COVID-19 which forced her to withdraw from the 1500m freestyle earlier in the Games.

Australia have won gold again in the swimming pool in the 4x200m women's freestyle final

Australia have won gold again in the swimming pool in the 4x200m women’s freestyle final

Ariarne Titmus brought the gold medal home as the Aussies smashed the Olympic record

Ariarne Titmus brought the gold medal home as the Aussies smashed the Olympic record

Ariarne Titmus brought the gold medal home as the Aussies smashed the Olympic record

TItmus is embraced by Brianna Throssell following the team's victory in Paris

TItmus is embraced by Brianna Throssell following the team's victory in Paris

TItmus is embraced by Brianna Throssell following the team’s victory in Paris

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Throssell is now a dual Olympic gold medallist, but this was her first swim in a winning final – she was a heat swimmer in Australia’s triumphant women’s 4x100m medley team at the Tokyo Games three years ago.

Australia’s swim team have won five of the nation’s eight golds in Paris.

The 4x200m team join Australia’s women’s 4x100m freestyle relayers,  Titmus (women’s 400m freestyle), O’Callaghan (women’s 200m freestyle) and Kaylee McKeown (women’s 100m backstroke) as swimming gold medallists in Paris.

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Australia SHATTER Olympic record at the Paris Games: Swimming golden girls Mollie O’Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus join forces to help win 4x200m freestyle relay

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