She made amends for her Olympic disappointment at Athens Olympics.
Beijing: Australia's world champion and world record holder Leisel Jones is now Olympic champion after her all-the-way victory in the 100 metres breaststroke final on Tuesday.
The undisputed breaststroke queen of world swimming made amends for her Olympic disappointment in Athens four years ago, winning just outside her world record in a time of one minute 05.17 seconds.
American Rebecca Soni claimed the silver medal in 1:06.73 with Austria's Mirna Jukic third in 1:07.34.
Jones turned her career around since the 2004 Olympics.
She changed coaches and has since gone on to smash world records in the 100 and 200 metres and become the first swimmer to win the double breaststroke gold at two consecutive world championships. BLUR_B
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