Seebohm, winner of the 100m and 200m backstroke events at the recent World Championships in Kazan, claimed victory with a time of 58.59sec, which was a close second to her own best time of 2015.

"I swam 58.26 in Kazan," she said.

"I did not expect I could swim that fast.

"I am happy that it is just the beginning of the season.

"I would love to get faster and faster in the next stops of the World Cup and get ready for Rio Olympic Games."

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu took second spot ahead of China’s Chen Jie, while United States’ Missy Franklin missed out on the podium in fourth.

Franklin managed to force her way into the top three in the women’s 100m freestyle, but had to settle for bronze behind sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell, who claimed another one-two finish for Australia.

Cate won in 52.96, 0.02 seconds faster than Bronte in a reversal of their positions at the World Championships.

One more gold medal came the way of Australia through Dan Smith, triumphant in the men's 200m freestyle with a time of 1:46.70.

China grabbed three titles with Xu Jiayu touching home first in the men's 50m backstroke in 24.65, Guo Junjun taking gold in the women's 400m freestyle in 4:08.46, and Zhang Xinyu coming out on top in the women's 200m breaststroke in 2:27.17.

Hosszu bagged gold in the women’s 400m individual medley, while compatriot Zsuzsanna Jakabos won the women's 200m butterfly in 2:09.90 and team-mate David Verraszto dominated the men's 200m individual medley in 2:01.72.

Japan’s Masato Sakai stood atop the podium in both the men's 100m butterfly and 1500m freestyle, while fellow countrymen Katsumi Nakmura and Yuki Shirai took victory in the men's 50m freestyle and men's 200m backstroke respectively.

There was also success for Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson in the women's 50m breaststroke, as well as South Africa’s Cameron Van Der Burgh in the men's 100m breaststroke, and Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen in the women's 50m butterfly.

The fifth leg of the FINA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Singapore from October 3 to 4.



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