{
  "id": 10785163,
  "title": "Aussie breaks 24-year-old world record at national short course swimming titles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/aussie-breaks-24-year-old-world-record-at-national-short-course",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T21:16:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-30/swimming-australia-rowan-crothers-world-record-short-course/107209970"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rowan Crothers shattered the men's S10 world record in the 200m freestyle during the Australian Short Course Championships. Competing in the multiclass event, Crothers clocked 1:49.93, surpassing Canada's Philippe Gagnon's previous record of 1:52.83, set in 2002. His teammate Alex Tuckfield also underperformed the mark, finishing second with a time of 1:50.79. Maddie McTernan, Ed Sommerville and Ben Armbruster each set national records in their respective events. The Paralympic gold medallist expressed excitement for the future, stating that the 200m freestyle is excellent training for his 100m event.",
  "summary": "Two-time Paralympic gold medallist Rowan Crothers creates history at the Australian Short Course Championships in Sydney.",
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        "outlet": "ABC News",
        "title": "Aussie breaks 24-year-old world record at national short course swimming titles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/aussie-breaks-24-year-old-world-record-at-national-short-course",
        "published": "2026-09-29T21:16:12.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}