Erika Fairweather has won the 400m freestyle at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, becoming New Zealand's first ever gold medallist at the prestigious event.
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Despite the absence of many of the sport's biggest names, the first day of the swimming events saw a world record at the World Aquatics Championships on Sunday. Teenager Pan Zhanle swam the fastest 100 meters in history as he led off China's gold medal-winning 4x100 freestyle relay team. This morning (in heats), the U.S., Great Britain and Italy were all quicker than us, and I just wanted to focus on doing my job well.