Australia’s Olympic swimmers continue to dazzle on the world stage, with Kaylee McKeown breaking the women’s short-course 200-metre backstroke world record a day after teammate Mollie O’Callaghan’s stunning freestyle swim over the same distance.

O’Callaghan shocked the swimming world on Saturday (Sunday AEDT) by obliterating the women’s short-course 200m freestyle record - a performance that came days after Swimming Australia was forced to defend the Olympic champion from false social media posts.

McKeown, meanwhile, rebounded from a shock loss to long-time rival Regan Smith in the 100m backstroke final at the World Cup meet in Westmont, Illinois, which is being held in a 25-metre pool.

Smith had held the 200m backstroke short-course world record since last year in Budapest, with a time

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