Ariarne Elizabeth Titmus (born 7 September 2000) is an Australian

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. She is the reigning Olympic champion in the women's 400-metre freestyle, having won the event at the

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and the

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and the

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holder in the

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200-metre freestyle. Titmus is widely considered one of the greatest middle-distance swimmers of all time. In 2019 and 2020, she competed representing the

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in the

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Background

Ariarne has a sister and a half-brother, Christopher Titmus, from her father's previous relationship. In 2015, at the age of 14, Titmus and her family, including father

Steve Titmus Steve Titmus is an Australian journalist, and presenter. Titmus is currently a sports presenter on '' Seven News Brisbane''. Media Titmus began his career as a cadet journalist at The Examiner in Launceston, Tasmania where he worked from 197 ...

, moved from

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for better training opportunities. She initially attended secondary school at St Patrick's College Launceston before switching St Peter's Lutheran College in

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. Titmus first trained as a swimmer at Launceston Leisure and Aquatic Centre. She is coached by Dean Boxall, who formerly coached

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and

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. Titmus is a lifelong supporter of the

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in the

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Career

At the

2016 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The 2016 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships were held from 24 to 27 August 2016 at Lahaina Aquatic Center in Maui, Hawaii, United States.

, held in August in

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, United States, Titmus won a silver medal in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, splitting a 2:00.13 for the lead-off leg of the relay to contribute to the final time of 8:05.43, and a bronze medal in the 400 metre freestyle with a time of 4:09.81, which was 2.29 seconds behind gold medallist

Li Bingjie Li Bingjie (, born 3 March 2002) is a Chinese swimmer. She is former world record holder in the short course 400 metre freestyle. She is also the Asian record holder in the long course 400 metre freestyle as well as the short course 1500 met ...

of China.Hy-Tek (27 August 2016)
"Meet Results: 2016 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming Championships"
''swmeets.com''. Retrieved 11 November 2022. Titmus competed in the women's 200-metre freestyle event at the

2017 World Aquatics Championships The 17th FINA World Championships () were held in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017.

, finishing in 17th place. At the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

, Titmus won three gold medals; in the 400 metre freestyle, 800 metre freestyle and the 4 x 200-metre freestyle relay. She also won a silver medal in the 200 metre freestyle. On 14 December 2018, Titmus set a new world record and won a gold medal in the women's short course 400-metre freestyle competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships with a time of 3:53.92, breaking the record set by Wang Jianjiahe two months earlier by 0.05 seconds. She won a further gold medal in the 200 metre freestyle and two bronze medals in relay events at this competition. Titmus was selected as one of the 27 swimmers to represent Australia at the

2019 World Aquatics Championships The 2019 World Aquatics Championships were the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, held in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July 2019. The city had previously hosted the 2015 Summer Universiade aquatics events in the same venues.

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, South Korea. After finishing second in her heat of the women's 400-metre freestyle, she won the gold medal and broke the Oceania record in the final with a time of 3:58.76, a full second ahead of American swimmer

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. In the

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the Australian team broke the

setting a time of 7:41.50 with Titmus swimming the first leg.FINA 4x200m Freestyle relay results
''

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''. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2021. In 2019, Titmus was a member of the inaugural

, representing the

, who finished in third place in the final match in

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, in December. Titmus won the 400-metre freestyle several times throughout the season, including the final. In 2021, Titmus won two gold medals for Australia at the

in Tokyo. Posting a time of 3:56.69 in the 400-metre freestyle final, she edged out world record holder Ledecky by less than a second. Posting a new Olympic Record of 1:53.50 in the 200-metre freestyle final, she trailed behind Hong Kong's

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for most of the race then came home strongly to push herself in front on the last lap. Titmus earned a silver medal in the 800-metre freestyle final, this time finishing 1.26 seconds behind Katie Ledecky. Titmus was also part of the relay team that won bronze in the 4 × 200 metre women's freestyle relay, finishing behind China and the US. At the

2022 Australian Swimming Championships The 2022 Australian Swimming Championships were held from 18 to 22 May 2022 at the South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Adelaide, South Australia. Originally scheduled for April, the meet was pushed back to May after the announcement o ...

in May, Titmus set a new

in the long course 400-metre freestyle with a time of 3:56.40, breaking the former record of 3:56.46 set by Katie Ledecky in 2016.Hanson, Ian (22 May 2022)
"BREAKING: Olympic Champion Ariarne Titmus Terminates the 400m Freestyle World Record In Adelaide Clocking 3:56.40"
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''. Retrieved 22 May 2022.Li, Yanyan (22 May 2022)
"Ariarne Titmus Finally Breaks Katie Ledecky's World Record In The 400 Free"
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''. Retrieved 22 May 2022.OlympicTalk (22 May 2022)
"Ariarne Titmus breaks Katie Ledecky world record as coach Dean Boxall erupts again"
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''. Retrieved 22 May 2022. She lost the record to

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in 2023, before regaining it at the

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with a time of 3:55.38. At the

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in June, Titmus set a new

in the long course 200-metre freestyle with a time of 1:52.23, breaking the former record of 1:52.85 set by Mollie O'Callaghan in 2023. At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Titmus won Gold in the Women's 400 metres freestyle, finishing ahead of Canadian

and American

Results in major championships

Career best times

Long course metres (50 m pool)

Short course metres (25 m pool)

World records

Long course metres

split 1:54.27 (1st leg); with

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(2nd leg),

Brianna Throssell Brianna Throssell (born 10 February 1996) is a former Australian professional swimmer who previously represented DC Trident at the International Swimming League. Throssell competed in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, where she won seven bronze ...

(3rd leg),

Emma McKeon Emma Jennifer McKeon, (born 24 May 1994) is a retired Australian competitive swimmer. She is an eight-time world record holder, three current and five former, in relays. Her total career haul of 14 Olympic medals following the 2024 Olympic Gam ...

(4th leg)
split 1:52.82 (4th leg); with Madison Wilson (1st leg),

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(2nd leg), Mollie O'Callaghan (3rd leg)
split 1:52.41 (4th leg); with Mollie O'Callaghan (1st leg),

Shayna Jack Shayna Louise Jack (born 6 November 1998) is an Australian swimmer. She won gold medals in Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay and Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics. From 2019 to 2021, Jack served a 24-mont ...

(2nd leg), Brianna Throssell (3rd leg)

Short course metres

, align=

Olympic records

Long course metres

split 1:52.95 (4th leg) with Mollie O'Callaghan (1st leg),

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(2nd leg),

(3rd leg)

Awards and honours

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, Swimmer of the Year: 2019Clark, Laine (25 November 2019)
"Teen sensation Ariarne Titmus named Swimming Australia's swimmer of the year"
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''. Retrieved 13 February 2022. * Swimming Australia, Short Course Swimmer of the Year: 2019 * Swimming Australia, Patron's Award: 2019 * ''

'', Top 100 (Women's): 2021 (#10),Ortegon, Karl (16 February 2021)
"SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2021: Women's #10–1"
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''. Retrieved 21 January 2022. 2022 (#3)Sutherland, James (21 January 2022)
"SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2022: Women's #10–1"
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''. Retrieved 21 January 2022. * Olympics.com, Top 5 Moments:

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(#1)"What we learned: Swimming wrap-up from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics"
'' Olympics.com''. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021. *

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, 2022 * Nominee for

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: 2022Hamann, Michael (2 February 2022)
"Dressel, Ledecky, McKeon, Titmus, Daley Nominated For Laureus Awards"
''

''. Retrieved 2 February 2022. *

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name Aquatic Centre competition pool – Ariarne Titmus Competition Pool. *

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commission large mural at the Launceston Aquatic Centre by artist Josh Foley.

References

External links

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