Short course specialist Kenneth To set a new Australian record in the 100m individual medley on Sunday night to take gold at the FINA World Cup swim meet in Doha.
A silver medallist in the event at the 2012 world championships, To hit the wall in 51.19 from Russian Vladimir Morozov (51.49) and Trinidad and Tobago swimmer George Bovell (51.87).
After an impressive breaststroke leg, the Australian was just under half a second behind Ryan Lochte's world record pace to set a new Australian short course time.
In the men's 100m freestyle, To picked up his second medal of the night with bronze in a time of 46.81.
To's world cup rival Morozov finished first in 45.94 with US swimmer Anthony Ervin second in 46.64.
The 25-year-old Robert Hurley (3:39.59) began his Doha campaign in style with a gold medal in the 400m freestyle.
Hurley, who led from the start was able to hold off a fast-finishing Myles Brown (3:39.98) from South Africa and Danish swimmer Mads Glaesner (3:42.03).
In the 100m backstroke, Hurley was just touched out for gold by American Thomas Shields who stopped the clock at 50.23 while Hurley (50.29) took silver.
In women's events, Belinda Hocking and Emily Seebohm could not be separated in the 200m backstroke final, finishing equal fourth in a time of 2:06.19m, while first place went to Daryna Zevina from Ukraine in 2:01.17.
In the 50m backstroke, Seebohm again just missed a podium finish, securing fourth in 27.21. Poland's Aleksandra Urbanczyk won in 26.49.
In her final event of the night, Seebohm finished fifth in the 200m individual medley behind eventual winner Katinka Hosszu (2:05.45) in 2:08.32.
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