Swimmer Ariarne Titmus sets 400-meter freestyle world record

Swimmer Ariarne Titmus sets 400-meter freestyle world record

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Category : Sports Published on: May 24 2022

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  • Olympic gold medalist Ariarne Titmus has broken the women’s 400-meter freestyle world record at the Australian swimming championships.
  • Titmus clocked 3 minutes 56.40 seconds in final in Adelaide.
  • Her time bettered the previous benchmark of 3:56.46 set by her American rival Katie Ledecky at the 2016 Olympics.
  • Titmus beat Ledecky for Olympic gold in the 400m and 200 freestyle and finished behind the American great in the 800m freestyle final at last year’s Tokyo Games.
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