Hobson 1:38.6 WR Gives The Rest No Choice But To Battle For Silver & Bronze in 200 Free
Luke Hobson claims third world record as global short-course tiles draw to a close in Budapest, two days after taking down one of Paul Biedermann's remaining shiny suits standards from 2009; Siobhan Haughey rattles own WR for women's crown
Luke Hobson, the American who showed his potential with bronze in the Olympic 200m free in Paris back in summer will leave the winter showcase of the World Short-Course Championships with two 25m-pool global standards in the event, his best saved for last: 1:38.61.
Nearest to the champion was Aussie Max Giuliani, who set an Oceania standard of 1:40.36, while Belgium's Lucas Henveau took bronze in a national record of 1:41.13.
Siobhan Haughey took the women's 200m free crown once more in 1:50.62, just 0.31sec shy of her own World mark, and drew Canada's Mary-Sophie Harvey to an Americas record of 1:51.49 for silver and American Claire Weinstein to bronze in a World Junior record of 1:51.62.
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