Swimming sensation Leisel Jones set the Hobart Aquatic Centre alight on Sunday night, shattering the 100 metres breaststroke world record at the Australian Short Course Championships.

Swimming in her semi final, Jones took the race out hard and stormed home to clock 1:04.12 and slash a massive 0.67 seconds off the old mark set by American Tara Kirk in Texas in 2004.

Jones now holds the long and short course 100 and 200m breaststroke world records giving her a unique swimming double-double.

“I had a really good warm up and my goal was to break the 100 world record and I felt really good tonight and so I thought I may as well have a go,” Jones said.

“I didn’t know if I would feel this good tomorrow so I made the most of the opportunity and I was very happy with that time.

“I needed the last two days to freshen up and the 200 and 50m gave me some confidence.

“I would like to think I can go faster tomorrow night (Monday) but I made the most of it and it doesn’t matter now what happens tomorrow.”

Moments later, Leith Brodie chimed in with a new Australian record of his own in the men’s 100m individual medley, stopping the clock in a time of 54.14 seconds.

Brodie narrowly missed the record last night in the semi finals but tonight upped the ante and his time made him the 19th fastest man in history.

The 20-year-old is now two thirds of the way towards his second consecutive short course medley treble after victory in the 400m event on Friday.

In the corresponding women’s event, World and Commonwealth relay gold medallist Shayne Reese upstaged Brooke Hanson, the reigning two-time FINA World Short Course title holder.

Reese stopped the clock in a personal best of 1:00.42, making her the seventh fastest swimmer in history for the event.

Hanson was second in 1:00.65 and Alicia Coutts third in 1:01.90.

Christian Sprenger notched his second national crown following his win in the 50m breaststroke on the opening night of these championships with a great final lap to take out the 100m breaststroke in 1:00.13.

In the women’s 400m freestyle, Canberra based Novocastrian Angie Bainbridge proved too strong to take her maiden Australian championship in a time of 4:04.61.

Bainbridge’s training partner Haylee Reddaway (4:05.71) and Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton teenager Kylie Palmer (4:10.57) rounded out the podium placegetters.

Lisbeth Lenton backed up from her Commonwealth record last night to defend her title in the 50m freestyle in 24.28, ahead of a pair of rising sprint stars in Commonwealth Games breaststroker Sally Foster (24.83) and 18-year-old Olivia Halicek (25.00).

Meanwhile, Maroochydore 19-year-old Nick D’Arcy capped off a brilliant month that included selection on his maiden Australian team for the Pan Pacific Championships with his first national title in the 200m butterfly.

D’Arcy led the race from start to finish to stop the clock in a time of 1:56.11, relegating fellow teenagers, Victorian Nick Cordner (1:57.60) and Sydneysider Nic Donald (1:58.44) to the minor medals.

Swimming Australia