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Crocker's revenge as Phelps beaten by world record time
Shibata, who had hoped to become Japan's first woman swimming world champion, was third in 8:27.86. "I kind of had high hopes for myself, but to do as well as I have - it's unexplainable how excited I am with the results I've had here," Ziegler said. Miatke, swimming in her first long course international meet, was equally thrilled to show she could rub shoulders with Australia's powerful women swimmers. The 17-year-old clocked 26.11 to grab the 50m fly gold ahead of world record-holder Anna-Karin Kammerling and her fellow Swede Therese Alshammar. Kammerling, who earned the last of her three European titles in the event in 2002, took the silver in 26.36, and Alshammar, the reigning European 50m free champion, was third in 26.39. "I wanted it, and usually I get what I want," said Miatke. "It's awesome to race against girls with this much experience, this calibre." She also went on to describe how it was just as exciting to be part of an Australian women's team that have stacked up eight gold medals with one night left to go in the championships. "It has been such an awesome week to be part of this team," she said. "I can't explain in words what it's like to be part of that - it's mind-blowing, really." Australia's women sealed the night with a victory in the 4x100m medley relay, Sophie Edington, Leisel Jones, Jess Schipper and Lisbeth Lenton clocking a championship record of 3:57.47. The United States came second in 3:59.92, while Germany took bronze in 4:02.51.
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