Australia's Ariarne Titmus dethroned five-time Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky of the United States to win a thrilling women's 400m freestyle final at the Tokyo Games on Monday.
Ledecky has been the dominant force in women's swimming in recent years but in the first of three head-to-head showdowns with Titmus at these Games it was the Australian who triumphed with a superbly timed swim.
"I thanked her, I wouldn’t be here without her. She set this incredible standard. All credit to her for the swimmer she is.Ledecky will expect to get her revenge in the 800m freestyle but could face another defeat to Titmus in the 200m."I had a tremendous race. I can’t be disappointed with that, it was my second best race ever," she said. "I fought tooth and nail but she swam such a good race. I expected a close race.
The United States delivered an emphatic win in the men’s 400 free relay, cruising home 1:14 ahead of Italy with Australia taking bronze. "I don't have words right now. I don't think it will sink in for a little while," added MacNeil, who also won silver on Sunday as part of Canada's 4x100m freestyle team.
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