A gold medal for distance specialist Lani Pallister and a bronze for butterflyer Alex Perkins have catapulted Australia to fourth on the medal table at the world short course championships in Budapest.
Pallister led from start to finish to clock 8.01:95 - a championship and Oceania record - in the 800m freestyle at the Duna Arena with Germany's Isabel Gose second (8.05:42) and USA's Katie Grimes (8.05:90) third.
After withdrawing from the 100m heats earlier in the day, the 22-year-old was fresh and fast as she defended the 800m title she won in Melbourne 2022 just 24 hours after claiming silver in the 400m free and women's 4 x 100m free relay.
