Aussie Ashwood shines at Pro Swim meet

[WorldNews]

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Jessica Ashwood notched an Australian record of 8min 18.14sec to win the 800m freestyle at the Pro Swim meeting in Santa Clara, California. With the Rio de Janeiro Olympics beckoning in August, Ashwood is the second-fastest woman in the event this year. Only American Katie Ledecky has gone faster, setting a world record of 8:06.68 at Austin, Texas, in January and posting a time of 8:13.20 in April.

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