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60 SECONDS That Changed My Life...

DATE: September 17, 1998, 8.47pm (Kuala Lumpur time)

NAME: MATT SHIRVINGTON

FEAT: Matt Shirvington becomes the fastest Australian in history

GOING INTO THE 1998 Commonwealth Games, I was 19 years old. I was starting to become well-known in Australia as an up-and-coming athlete. But pretty much every aspect of my life changed after one race at the Games.

When I left Australia, my personal best

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