Australian swimmer Sullivan sets Olympic trials alight

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SYDNEY (AFP) — Australia's Eamon Sullivan headlined another night of top-class action as he swam to an astonishing second 50-metre freestyle record in as many days at the Australian Olympic trials here.

Sullivan shaved 0.13 seconds off his own mark set a day earlier with 21.28 sec, sending a signal that he is the man to beat in Beijing.

In the very next race 15-year-old Cate Campbell underlined her potential as she moved to within reach of the women's 50m freestyle world record.

Sullivan is suddenly the new Ian Thorpe of Australian swimming, with his appearance Friday drawing the biggest crowd of the week, most of whom were cheering well before he was introduced.

And he didn't disappoint, swimming what coach Grant Stoelwinder described as a "perfect"...