Alex Perkins and Matt Temple grabbed bronze medals for Australia on a record-shattering day, again dominated by US sensation Gretchen Walsh.
Alex Perkins and Matt Temple added a pair of bronze medals to Australia 's tally at the world short course championships . Alex Perkins and Matt Temple grabbed bronze medals for Australia on a record-shattering day, again dominated by US sensation Gretchen Walsh at the world short course swimming championships in Budapest.
In the greatest week's work ever witnessed at a short course event, the Nashville swimmer smashed two more individual global marks on Saturday as she lifted her fifth gold of the week in the 100m fly.We put the spotlight on women making a big impact on and off the field in the sporting world — from the grassroots through to the elite level.
"I was definitely a little bit shocked , it was quite a short turnaround, but everything's going my way," shrugged the American, who has broken nine world records over the week, including one in a relay, and could well smash a 10th in Sunday's final of the freestyle dash. Minutes after Perkins had grabbed her bronze, 25-year-old Victorian Temple also played his part in a record-breaking affair as he came home third in 48.71sec behind Frenchman Maxime Grousset and Swiss Noe Ponti, who broke Caeleb Dressel's 100m fly record in 47.71sec.
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