The 21-year-old Australian sensation lowered Ledecky's mark by six-hundredths of a second.
, took down Ledecky’s record in the 400 meters during the Australian Swimming Championships in Adelaide.
Titmus, 21, finished in 3 minutes 56.40 seconds during Sunday night’s final, shaving six-hundredths of a second off Ledecky’s standard of 3:56.46, set at the 2016 Rio de JaneiroTitmus flirted with the world record at the 2021 Australian Olympic trials and at the finals of the Tokyo Olympics — the latter of which dealt Ledecky, the silver medalist, her first defeat at an international meet in one of her core events.
As she did in Tokyo, Titmus spoke glowingly Sunday of Ledecky’s legacy and influence, telling reporters: “I can’t put myself up next to her. What she has done for female swimming has been insane. She has been at this level for 10 years. To be in the conversation with her — I feel completely honored. And I hope now this will keep the battle going and give her some drive.”
A rematch was set to occur at the world championships next month in Budapest, but Titmus earlier announced she would skip the worlds and instead compete in the Commonwealth Games starting in late July. That means Ledecky and Titmus are unlikely to meet again until the 2023 world championships in Fukuoka, Japan — one year before the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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