Australia's Mitch Larkin has earned a second gold medal at the World Championships in Kazan by winning the 200m backstroke final today.
The 22-year-old, who won gold in the 100m backstroke final earlier this week, put himself in a strong position by turning second at the halfway point.
Japan's Irie Ryosuke held the lead for the first 150m, but Larkin stroked ahead of the pack to take a commanding advantage before touching the wall in 1:53.58.
Radoslaw Kawecki of Poland claimed silver, while Russia's Evgeny Rylov snatched bronze.
