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Aust women smash relay world record

Australia have set a new women's 4x100m freestyle relay WR at the short course world championships. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

She's already Australia's most successful Olympian but Emma McKeon continues to push the boundaries, steering Australia to a relay world record at the world short course championships in Melbourne.

McKeon swam the first sub-50 second 100m freestyle split by a woman with a time of 49.96 seconds.

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