Australian team celebrate after winning the women's 4x100 metres freestyle relay final at the Athens Olympic Games, August 14, 2004. They clocked three minutes 35.94 seconds and broke the women's 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay swimming world record.(Xinhua Photo)

      ATHENS, Aug. 14 (Xinhuanet) -- Australia won the women's 4x100m freesytle gold in a new world record time of 3:35.94 at the Athens Olympic Games here on Saturday.

    They beat the previous world standard of 3:36.00 set by Germany on July 29, 2002.

    The United States picked the silver in 3:36.39 and the Netherlands got the bronze in 3:37.59. Enditem