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The Hindu
17 hours ago
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- The Hindu
An absolute phenomenon: Titmus hails McIntosh after Canadian smashes her 400m world record
Ariarne Titmus called Summer McIntosh 'an absolute phenomenon' on Monday after the Canadian smashed her 400m freestyle world record, with the Australian star admitting it had got her 'juices flowing' again. The 18-year-old hit the wall in 3min 54.18sec at the Canadian world championship trials over the weekend, demolishing Olympic champion Titmus's 3:55.38. 'Obviously, it stings a little bit when you get your world record broken,' said Titmus, who is taking a season off before she dives back in to prepare for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. 'But I know how tough it is to swim that fast. To break my world records, I was working for years and years. 'And to be 18 years old and to be swimming that incredibly off the back of the Olympic Games, she's an absolute phenomenon. To smash the world record like that, who knows how far she's going to go,' she said. ALSO READ: Relief for five-time Olympic champion McKeown after disqualification scare at Australian trials But Titmus, who won 400m gold at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics and owns three of the five fastest times in history, stressed it was good for the sport. 'This is great for the world of swimming. We want to keep seeing more and more women be fast and create rivalries,' she said at the Australian trials in Adelaide, where she is on commentary duty. 'And you know, I was the first person to beat (American) Kate Ledecky (over 400m), and now Summer's taking it to us, and I think it's great for our sport.' Asked if losing her world record was a motivator to get back in the pool, Titmus replied: 'It gets the juices flowing.' Titmus remains the 200m freestyle world record holder.
West Australian
a day ago
- Sport
- West Australian
Ariarne Titmus walks away from Brisbane 2032 Olympics days before losing 400m freestyle world record
Australian legend Ariarne Titmus has declared she will not hang around to swim at the Brisbane 2032 Olympics — days before a young rival emphatically took her 400m freestyle world record. Titmus has been out of the pool since the end of a Paris 2024 campaign that reiterated her status as one of the sport's champions. But while the 24-year-old has rested and had a taste of life after swimming , her nearest rival has soared to new heights. After being beaten to gold by Titmus last year Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh smashed the Aussie's world record at the Canadian trials over the weekend. McIntosh clocked 3:54.18 — an astonishing 1.2 seconds faster than Titmus's previous mark from the 2023 world championships final. 'Touching the wall, you can kind of see my outburst of emotions because I was really not expecting that time. But overall I'm super, super happy,' McIntosh said. 'I think just seeing the time after two years of really pushing my hardest every day and training in this event and not seeing the results... 'So just kind of all that energy and anger and blood, sweat and tears built up and then finally having an amazing swim in it is just really, really satisfying.' McIntosh is gearing up to chase gold at the 2025 world championships against American legend Katie Ledecky. Titmus, meanwhile, will head down the slide for FightMND's Big Freeze 11 fundraiser at Monday's AFL blockbuster — one last cold plunge before jumping back into the familiar surrounds of a 50m pool. Her eyes are firmly on retaining her 400m crown at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, and no further. 'I know that this is the tail end of my career, I know that the LA Olympics will be my last,' Titmus said on Two Am I . With so much focus on her LA 2028 return, Titmus has never been so categorical on retiring before Brisbane 2032. She will 31 and just weeks away from turning 32 when the Queensland capital joins Melbourne (1956) and Sydney (2000) as an Olympic host city. Australia has never had a woman aged 31 or older swim at the Olympics, though Emma McKeon won one gold, one silver and one bronze at Paris 2024 soon after her 30th birthday. But life after swimming is far more important to Titmus than a slice of history. 'I just don't want to be an athlete that retires from their sport and is lost and has nothing to do,' she said. 'I think that it was so important for me to channel different areas of my life to know that when I do leave the sport behind, I'm going to be alright.' Titmus said she maintained high-volume training loads from the age of 13 to 21 and had never had more than two weeks off at a time. Two months off after the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 gave her a taste of normal life, a precursor to a busy past 12 months. Titmus's absence from Brisbane 2032 in her adopted home state of Queensland would be a big blow for Australia, though fresh faces would doubtless emerge to contend for gold alongside a 28-year-old Mollie O'Callaghan. Kaylee McKeown, who turns 24 next month, has also previously declared she will not swim beyond Los Angeles 2028. McKeown will be the headline act at the Australian trials this week as the swimming world hones in on the world championships beginning in late July. Meanwhile at the Canadian trials, McIntosh set a marker ahead of her battle with Ledecky. Titmus and McIntosh have gone toe-to-tie since the Aussie first surpassed Ledecky in 2021. Titmus took Ledecky's Olympic crown in Tokyo then came for her world record in 2022. McIntosh claimed the world record for the first time in March the following year but Titmus responded in style just months later. She set a new world record of 3:55.38 to win gold at the 2023 world championships, with McIntosh missing out on the medals. Titmus then won gold at Paris 2024 by almost a second over McIntosh while Ledecky claimed bronze.
Perth Now
a day ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Titmus walks away from Brisbane Olympics days before losing world record
Australian legend Ariarne Titmus has declared she will not hang around to swim at the Brisbane 2032 Olympics — days before a young rival emphatically took her 400m freestyle world record. Titmus has been out of the pool since the end of a Paris 2024 campaign that reiterated her status as one of the sport's champions. But while the 24-year-old has rested and had a taste of life after swimming, her nearest rival has soared to new heights. After being beaten to gold by Titmus last year Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh smashed the Aussie's world record at the Canadian trials over the weekend. McIntosh clocked 3:54.18 — an astonishing 1.2 seconds faster than Titmus's previous mark from the 2023 world championships final. 'Touching the wall, you can kind of see my outburst of emotions because I was really not expecting that time. But overall I'm super, super happy,' McIntosh said. 'I think just seeing the time after two years of really pushing my hardest every day and training in this event and not seeing the results... 'So just kind of all that energy and anger and blood, sweat and tears built up and then finally having an amazing swim in it is just really, really satisfying.' McIntosh is gearing up to chase gold at the 2025 world championships against American legend Katie Ledecky. If you'd like to view this content, please adjust your . To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Guide. Titmus, meanwhile, will head down the slide for FightMND's Big Freeze 11 fundraiser at Monday's AFL blockbuster — one last cold plunge before jumping back into the familiar surrounds of a 50m pool. Her eyes are firmly on retaining her 400m crown at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, and no further. 'I know that this is the tail end of my career, I know that the LA Olympics will be my last,' Titmus said on Two Am I. With so much focus on her LA 2028 return, Titmus has never been so categorical on retiring before Brisbane 2032. She will 31 and just weeks away from turning 32 when the Queensland capital joins Melbourne (1956) and Sydney (2000) as an Olympic host city. Australia has never had a woman aged 31 or older swim at the Olympics, though Emma McKeon won one gold, one silver and one bronze at Paris 2024 soon after her 30th birthday. But life after swimming is far more important to Titmus than a slice of history. 'I just don't want to be an athlete that retires from their sport and is lost and has nothing to do,' she said. 'I think that it was so important for me to channel different areas of my life to know that when I do leave the sport behind, I'm going to be alright.' Titmus said she maintained high-volume training loads from the age of 13 to 21 and had never had more than two weeks off at a time. Two months off after the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 gave her a taste of normal life, a precursor to a busy past 12 months. Two legends and a rising star: Katie Ledecky, Ariarne Titmus and Summer McIntosh share the 400m freestyle podium at Paris 2024. Credit: AAP Titmus's absence from Brisbane 2032 in her adopted home state of Queensland would be a big blow for Australia, though fresh faces would doubtless emerge to contend for gold alongside a 28-year-old Mollie O'Callaghan. Kaylee McKeown, who turns 24 next month, has also previously declared she will not swim beyond Los Angeles 2028. McKeown will be the headline act at the Australian trials this week as the swimming world hones in on the world championships beginning in late July. Meanwhile at the Canadian trials, McIntosh set a marker ahead of her battle with Ledecky. Titmus and McIntosh have gone toe-to-tie since the Aussie first surpassed Ledecky in 2021. Titmus took Ledecky's Olympic crown in Tokyo then came for her world record in 2022. McIntosh claimed the world record for the first time in March the following year but Titmus responded in style just months later. She set a new world record of 3:55.38 to win gold at the 2023 world championships, with McIntosh missing out on the medals. Titmus then won gold at Paris 2024 by almost a second over McIntosh while Ledecky claimed bronze.
7NEWS
a day ago
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Ariarne Titmus walks away from Brisbane 2032 Olympics days before losing 400m freestyle world record
Australian legend Ariarne Titmus has declared she will not hang around to swim at the Brisbane 2032 Olympics — days before a young rival emphatically took her 400m freestyle world record. Titmus has been out of the pool since the end of a Paris 2024 campaign that reiterated her status as one of the sport's champions. But while the 24-year-old has rested and had a taste of life after swimming, her nearest rival has soared to new heights. After being beaten to gold by Titmus last year Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh smashed the Aussie's world record at the Canadian trials over the weekend. McIntosh clocked 3:54.18 — an astonishing 1.2 seconds faster than Titmus's previous mark from the 2023 world championships final. 'Touching the wall, you can kind of see my outburst of emotions because I was really not expecting that time. But overall I'm super, super happy,' McIntosh said. 'I think just seeing the time after two years of really pushing my hardest every day and training in this event and not seeing the results... 'So just kind of all that energy and anger and blood, sweat and tears built up and then finally having an amazing swim in it is just really, really satisfying.' McIntosh is gearing up to chase gold at the 2025 world championships against American legend Katie Ledecky. Titmus, meanwhile, will — one last cold plunge before jumping back into the familiar surrounds of a 50m pool. Her eyes are firmly on retaining her 400m crown at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, and no further. 'I know that this is the tail end of my career, I know that the LA Olympics will be my last,' Titmus said on Two Am I. With so much focus on her LA 2028 return, Titmus has never been so categorical on Brisbane 2032. She will be 31 when the Queensland capital joins Melbourne (1956) and Sydney (2000) as an Olympic host city. Australia has never had a woman aged 31 or older swim at the Olympics, though Emma McKeon pulled in one gold, one silver and one bronze at Paris 2024 soon after her 30th birthday. But life after swimming is far more important to Titmus than a slice of history. 'I just don't want to be an athlete that retires from their sport and is lost and has nothing to do,' she said. 'I think that it was so important for me to channel different areas of my life to know that when I do leave the sport behind, I'm going to be alright.' Titmus said she maintained high-volume training loads from the age of 13 to 21 and had never had more than two weeks off at a time. Two months off after the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 gave her a taste of normal life, a precursor to a busy past 12 months. Titmus's absence from Brisbane 2032 in her adopted home state of Queensland would be a big blow for Australia, though fresh faces would doubtless emerge to contend for gold alongside a 28-year-old Mollie O'Callaghan. Kaylee McKeown, who turns 24 next month, has also previously declared she will not swim beyond Los Angeles 2028. McKeown will be the headline act at the Australian trials this week as the swimming world hones in on the world championships beginning in late July. Meanwhile at the Canadian trials, McIntosh set a marker ahead of her battle with Ledecky. Titmus and McIntosh have gone toe-to-tie since the Aussie first surpassed Ledecky in 2021. Titmus took Ledecky's Olympic crown in Tokyo then came for her world record in 2022. McIntosh claimed the world record for the first time in March the following year but Titmus responded in style just months later. She set a new world record of 3:55.38 to win gold at the 2023 world championships, with McIntosh missing out on the medals. Titmus then won gold at Paris 2024 by almost a second over McIntosh while Ledecky claimed bronze.
Global News
a day ago
- Sport
- Global News
Summer McIntosh sets world record in 400M freestyle at Canadian Swimming Trials
Swimming star Summer McIntosh of Toronto set a world record in the 400-metre freestyle event on Saturday while competing in the Bell Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria. McIntosh posted a time of three minutes, 54.18 seconds at Commonwealth Place to establish the new mark. She trimmed 1.20 seconds off the 2023 record set by Australia's Ariarne Titmus. She beat the other swimmers in Victoria by more than 13 seconds. The Toronto teenager celebrated her fourth career long-course world record by slapping the water twice with her right hand then pumping her fist. It was an unusual show of emotion from the usually stoic 18-year-old. 'You can see my outburst of emotion because I was really not expecting that time,' said McIntosh. Story continues below advertisement The 400 free was her first-ever world record when she swam 3:56.08 at the 2023 Trials, but Titmus lowered the mark to 3:55.38 at world championships later that year. McIntosh finished behind Titmus for silver at last summer's Paris Olympics to go with the gold medals she won in the 200 and 400 individual medley and 200 butterfly. 'Just seeing the time, after two years of really pushing my hardest every day and training, not seeing the results. It is just all that energy and anger, blood, sweat and tears built up. Having an amazing swim is just really satisfying,' McIntosh said. She also holds the 400 IM world record, plus the 400 free, 200 butterfly and 400 IM in the short course pool. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'I knew my training has been really strong these past couple of months,' said McIntosh, who won the Northern Star Award as Canada's Athlete of the Year for 2024. 'I knew I was able to do something special.' Story continues below advertisement Ella Jansen of Burlington, Ont., finished second in 4:07.36, under the AQUA A qualifying time of 4:10.23, good enough to be selected to Team Canada for the World Aquatics Championships July 26-Aug. 3 in Singapore. It was also a big night for Calgary native Cole Pratt, who trains at the High Performance Centre in Vancouver. After battling through years of injuries the 22-year-old returned to the top of the podium, winning the men's 100-metre backstroke in 54.27. That was below the Swimming Canada secondary standard of 54.48, earning him selection to his first national team since 2021. 'That was a really long time coming,' said Pratt, who competed at the Tokyo 2020 Games but missed qualifying for Paris due to shoulder, neck and back injuries. 'Coming back to this was really hard. I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to quit every day. I stuck with it and now I'm here.' Para swimmer Nicholas Bennett showed he had collected no dust after taking a break from the sport. The S14 swimmer with the Red Deer Catlina Swim Club won the men's 100-metre multi-class breaststroke in 1:05.13. 'I took a little bit of a mental health break, so we're just working on getting our strength back,' said the native of Parksville, B.C., who won three medals at the Paris Paralympics and was named co-flag-bearer for the closing ceremony. Story continues below advertisement In other races, Kylie Masse of Lasalle, Ont., an Olympic medallist and world champion, cruised to victory in the women's 100-metre backstroke in 58.18 seconds. Finishing on her heels was Taylor Ruck of Kelowna, B.C., in 58.93. Masse was surprised with her time, which was faster than the 58.29 she swam at the Paris Olympics where she was fourth in the 100. 'I haven't really processed it but I'm really happy,' said Masse, who has a chance to continue her streak of winning at least one medal at every major international championships and Games since 2015. 'This year has been different, just taking a little bit of a step back but at the same time still putting in the work. I just feel like I have a different perspective on the sport. I'm really grateful to be here.' Ruck posted the third-best 100 back time of her career and her fastest in six years. 'I had no expectations,' said the three-time Olympian. 'I touched, looked at the time and was very excited and happy with what I saw.' Two-time Olympian Mary-Sophie Harvey of Trois-Rivières, Que., experienced a first when she won the women's 200-metre breaststroke in 2:23.40. Paris Olympian Sophie Angus, who trains at the High Performance Centre in Ontario, was second in 2:24.84. Both swimmers were under the AQUA A qualifying time of 2:25.91. Story continues below advertisement For Harvey, who trains with CAMO in Montreal, it was her first victory at a trials since she started attending the events in 2012. 'It's kind of crazy,' she said. 'I never thought that would be the first one. I'm pretty pleased with how I am feeling in the water right now, considering I'm not fully rested for this week.' Meanwhile, Ethan Ekk earned selection to his first-ever senior national team, winning a close men's 400 free in 3:49.57. That was just 0.06 seconds ahead of Jordi Vilchez of the Barrie Trojans, and under the Swimming Canada secondary standard. 'That was a very hard race, I can't lie. That last 50 was a battle for all of us,' said Ekk, 18, a Tallahassee, Fla., native whose parents are from Vancouver. 'I was aware of them the whole race. It wasn't until that last 50 I just put my head down and didn't know where anybody was at. I kind of just closed my eyes and tried to move as fast as I could,' Ekk said. 'I heard the announcer say 'Ethan Ekk,' and I was like 'Yes!' I was so pumped and excited and I'm so happy to represent Canada.' Oliver Dawson of the Grande Prairie Piranhas won the men's 200-m breaststroke in 2:11.25. The 17-year-old set a national age group record and earned selection to the world championships team by being under the Swimming Canada secondary standard. Story continues below advertisement In other Para swimming events, Ali Diehl, an S9 swimmer who trains with the Prince Albert Sharks, won the women's multiclass 100-m breaststroke in 1:24.44. Aly Van Wyck-Smart of Toronto, who trains with Whitby Swimming, took the women's 50-metres S2 event in 1:47.31.
