Australian Ariarne Titmus had only one tactic in mind to reclaim her women’s 400-meter freestyle world record on Sunday’s opening day of the World Aquatics Championships. Know more:
Gold medalist Ariarne Titmus is flanked by silver medalist Katie Ledecky and bronze medallist Erika Fairweather.FUKUOKA, Japan—Australian Ariarne Titmus had only one tactic in mind to reclaim her women’s 400-meter freestyle world record on Sunday’s opening day of the World Aquatics Championships.It worked. Titmus won in 3 minutes, 55.38 seconds with silver for American Katie Ledecky in 3:58.73 and bronze for Erika Fairweather of New Zealand in 3:59.59.
Despite it falling on the first day, the race was seen by many as the most compelling matchup of the eight-day championships in southwestern Japan with 22-year-old Titmus and 26-year-old Ledecky both having held the world record before McIntosh. Ledecky has almost never gone home from a race in the world championships or Olympics with less than a gold or silver medal. She finished fifth in the 200 meters at the delayed Tokyo Olympics, her only other sub-gold or silver performance.The race by the three superstar women overshadowed the world-record performance of rising French star Leon Marchand. Marchand won the 400 IM in 4:02.50 breaking the previous mark of 4:03.84 set by American Michael Phelps in 2008.
Marchand is coached at Arizona State University by Bob Bowman, who is also the head coach of the American team at the worlds and also coached Phelps.
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