Australian swimmer Matt Temple has shattered the national record in the men's 100m butterfly with a time that would have won gold at every Olympic Games bar Tokyo 2020, hitting his rivals with an ominous statement ahead of Paris 2024.
The 24-year-old ripped a time of 50.25 seconds to win gold at the Japan Open on Sunday night, breaking the Australian record of 50.45 already belonging to him.
He's now ranked No.1 in the world in the men's 100m butterfly and is the only swimmer to have registered a sub-51-second time this season.
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His time of 50.25 would have earned bronze at Tokyo 2020, behind American world record holder Caeleb Dressel and Hungary's Kristof Milak.
Temple is now the sixth-fastest swimmer in history in the men's 100m butterfly.
The Victorian, who finished equal fifth at Tokyo 2020 with a time of 50.92, posted splits of 23.47 and 26.78 in Japan on Sunday.
Australian Olympic Games champion Kyle Chalmers was thrilled with the record-breaking result of his Dolphins teammate.
"This right here is my idol!" Chalmers wrote on Instagram with a picture of Temple.
"Man's the GOAT," he added.
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