Australian women take gold in freestyle relay
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![Kylie Palmer, Bronte Barratt, Linda Mackenzie and Stephanie Rice have broken the world record in the 200m freestyle relay. [Getty]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/base/oly_ausrelay_getty_150808.jpg "Kylie Palmer, Bronte Barratt, Linda Mackenzie and Stephanie Rice have broken the world record in the 200m freestyle relay. [Getty]")
Kylie Palmer, Bronte Barratt, Linda Mackenzie and Stephanie Rice have broken the world record in the 200m freestyle relay. [Getty]
Australia has picked up four more medals in the pool at the Beijing Olympic Games, including an unexpected gold medal in the women's 200 metre relay.
One of reporters in Beijing, Matt Brown, says Australia dominated the race from the first leg when Stephanie Rice gave them a handy lead.
Bronte Barratt and Kylie Palmer extended the margin, giving Linda McKenzie the chance to bring it home.
"I was really happy to be part of this team with these girls and I just wanted to give it my all and try and win for Australia."
They beat China and the US and took more than six seconds off the world record.
Earlier, Eamon Sullivan won silver in the 100 metres freestyle while Brenton Rickard won silver in the 200 breastroke and Jessica Schipper won her second bronze of the games in the 200 metres butterfly.
