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Posted: 2023-07-27 12:11:23

Australia's Kyle Chalmers has completed his gold medal collection with victory in the 100 metres freestyle at the world championships in Japan.

Chalmers triumphed in Thursday night's final in Fukuoka by producing a trademark last-lap surge.

Chalmers turned in seventh spot but powered to the finish, winning in 47.15 seconds from American Jack Alexy (47.31).

"I feel awesome, that was the last medal that I had to have to complete the set in my career," he said.

The 25-year-old, the oldest swimmer in the field, had previously won Olympic, Commonwealth and world short-course gold in the event.

Earlier, Liz Dekkers added to Australia's medal collection with silver in the women's 200m butterfly.

Dekkers touched in 2:05.46 with Canadian 16-year-old Summer McIntosh taking the gold medal in a junior world record time of 2:04.06.

"I really wanted to medal and I'm very happy that I could do it," the 19-year-old Dekkers said.

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