{
  "id": 989782,
  "title": "Short breaks Thorpe record as Australia sweeps freestyle golds at Pan Pacific",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/short-breaks-thorpe-record-as-australia-sweeps-freestyle-golds-at-pan",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-15T07:36:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2026/08/1511710/short-breaks-thorpe-record-australia-sweeps-freestyle-golds-pan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "CALIFORNIA: Australians completed a freestyle sweep at the Pan Pacific Championships on Friday after Sam Short clocked a career-best time to win the men’s 400 metres title in a championship-record time, while compatriot Lani Pallister claimed gold in the women’s race.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}