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World Swimming Championships (Ledecky vs Titmus)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Gwangju 2019<\/p>\n

Day 1 finals<\/p>\n

Women’s 400m freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was billed as a thriller. It surely was. And it marked the moment of doubt about Katie Ledecky<\/strong> and longevity. The drain of Midas was tangible in the American defending champion, who handed her crown over to Australian Ariarne Titmus<\/strong><\/a> 3:58.45 to 3:59.97.<\/p>\n

The bronze gave the USA a second bite, courtesy of a 4:01.29 from Leah Smith<\/strong>, who fended off Hungarian Ajna Kesely<\/strong> by just 0.02sec.<\/p>\n

Titmus stepped up to a Commonwealth and Australian record, Ledecky stepped down from the winner she has been since 2013, world titles in the treasury from that year, 2015 and 2017. Not 2019.<\/p>\n

On the third 100, Titmus, whose family moved their lives and home from Tasmania to Queensland so that the talented daughter in their midst could make the best of her passion, drive, ambition and mainland weather, lifestyle, coaching and facilities, forced a hard bargain from go, lured Ledecky into a false sense of ‘job done’.<\/p>\n

Then, she struck back like the thunder from Down Under, Dolphin past Eagle on a last lap the American simply did not have the juice for this day of first loss ever in senior waters over eight long-course laps.<\/p>\n

Titmus, who turns 19 in September, swam a blinder. Out in 57.12 she was just 0.07sec shy of Ledecky’s world-record place from the 3:56.46 in which she claimed Olympic gold at Rio 2016.<\/p>\n

Ledecky, on 57.66 was forced to fight back and by the half-way turn the American had drawn all-but level, Titmus, coached by Dean Boxall<\/strong>, leading by 0.08, at 1:57.72.<\/p>\n

Lured by the chase, Ledecky pressed on, taking the traditional route of piling the pressure on over the third 100m. For so long, that pressure has been on self and clock, no others capable of going with her.<\/p>\n

Here in Gwangju, a city that translates as ‘Province of Light’, the Dolphin refused to get lost in the shadows of powerful reputation, status and wash.<\/p>\n

Into the last 100m, Ledecky led 2:57.90 to 2:58.45. It might be said that as Ledecky struck for home with a half-body advantage on Titmus, there was no-one in the building or in the wider world beyond who truly believed she could be beaten. Titmus thought otherwise.<\/p>\n

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The fight is on, Ariarne Titmus, nearest camera, with Katie Ledecky under pressure – Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant<\/p><\/div>\n

Body buoyed by a strong drive off the wall and into stroke, her tempo turned up a touch, the Australian began a furious hunt of the defending champion’s position, status and crown. With 30m to go, universal doubt turned into ‘could she?’; a cry of ‘she could’ went up from Aussie media on the benches about us. As she drew level, should turned to can. Then would, as Titmus took the lead, turned to did as the clock spoke of a moment of history turning. Or at the very least an unfinished tale of towering rivalry win the way to Tokyo 2020.<\/p>\n

Ledecky was exhausted at the end and Titmus’ wait for the American to congratulate her was not only awkward but deeply uncomfortable: there was no hug nor shake of hand. Titmus forgave her with these words in response to questions about Ledecky’s uncharacteristic lack of grace at the end of the race:<\/p>\n

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“I wanted to say well done to her, she’s a champion: I know she\u2019ll be back she\u2019s the greatest ever so this isn’t going to bother her; I think it\u2019s probably going to drive her to train harder and next year there will a real battle.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Titmus, now the second-swiftest 400m swimmer in history, emerged from a tactical typhoon of a swim to win against storm warnings:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI feel pretty normal, it was just a swimming race.\u00a0(My coach) Dean (Boxall) said to me before the race there\u2019s three outcomes, you could swim great, you could swim bad but you\u2019ll still wake up tomorrow so it\u2019s all ok.\u00a0There was no pressure coming into this swim meet. It seemed like there was but I just wanted to come in and fight as hard as I could, the last 50m I gave it everything so I\u2019m pretty happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

She added: \u201cI knew I\u2019d have to take it out hard to be with her because her third 100m is still a lot better than mine.\u00a0To be honest, I kind of thought to myself just hang in there but she\u2019s going to have more and you\u2019re not going to get her then suddenly I just felt something.\u201d<\/p>\n

Titmus’ victory denied Ledecky what would have been a record 4th 400m title; and what would have been a 15th gold medal for the American in world-championship waters. No shame. Her latest sub-4min effort helped take her grand total in Stars and Stripes to 32 podium honours, 27 of them golden, since her London 2012 triumph over 800m freestyle at just 15.<\/p>\n

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Katie Ledecky – her first walk through a post-race mixed zone as second best after a 400m race in senior waters – Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant<\/p><\/div>\n

Even though someone is likely one-day-when to take down Ledecky’s records, the soaring standard she has already set may well make breaking the record for most world records held by a single swimmer all the tougher: Ragnhild Hveger, of Denmark, cracked the mark eight times between 1937 and 1940, World War II ensuring that she was never able to convert her dominance to the Olympic podium.<\/p>\n

As for Ledecky’s 3:56, could Titmus be the one? Coach Boxall clearly thinks so.<\/p>\n

Asked what mentor said to new 400m might post-win, Titmus giggled and said: “He gave me a hug. He was happy I won but not happy with the time. He just said to stay calm, that the 800 and the relay’s to come, so keep calm, the job’s not over”.<\/p>\n

Her own take on keeping emotions in check on day 1 of an eight-day meet of many challenges:<\/p>\n

“I’m not getting carried away. It’s still the first day of the meet and I’ve got a big job to do. I’m still very happy … this is not something that happens every day.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Indeed not. Not to a girl from Tasmania on the edge of the world, either.<\/p>\n

Last year going into the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games not far from her new home in the Sunshine State, Titmus spoke of the wrench that upping sticks in Tasmania had been for her and her family.<\/p>\n

The perception that she thrived all the way from move to settling into a new life in Brisbane will be reinforced by the events of today. Below the surface, it took guts and character to see it all through.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really tough,\u201d Titmus told News Corp papers in Australia. \u201cI wasn\u2019t very happy for the first six months I was living here and my swimming was the only thing that was keeping me grounded.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Face-to-face: Katie Ledecky, far lane, and Ariarne Titmus – Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant<\/p><\/div>\n

Titmus followed her coach Peter Gartrell<\/strong> when he left Launceston to return to Brisbane. The swimmer’s mother, Robyn, and younger sister Mia went with her, while father Steve spent six months finishing up job and arrangements for a new life that started six months later.<\/p>\n

It was, said the swimmer, “really tough on them”.<\/p>\n

Parents often see past that, the rule to do the best for their kids paramount – and then there was a sporting mindset to send them all on the way: Robyn is a former national level sprinter, Steve, a former cricketer. They understood the demands of a fiercely competitive world of sport.<\/p>\n

And, As Steve Titmus out it in the Courier Mail<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe things in life you regret are not the things that you did but the things you didn\u2019t do. We knew we had to move and we just wanted to give our children the best possible opportunity to achieve their dreams. When you\u2019ve got somebody (Ariarne) that is so keen and you know they love it so much and it comes to having to make this big decision … when you weigh it all up, there was really no other option but to do it. We just embraced that decision and made it happen and we\u2019re thankful that we have.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Ariarne Titmus, waiting for a handshake… Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant<\/p><\/div>\n

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Katie Ledecky – uncertain and unable to offer a handshake – Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant<\/p><\/div>\n

His daughter said: \u201cI\u2019m lucky to have parents that would do anything for me. A lot of other parents wouldn\u2019t pack up their whole lives and leave their jobs to move to Brisbane. But they wanted to do whatever they could to help me achieve my dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not everything went to plan, either. A revamp at Nudgee College left Gartrell out of a job. Titmus worked on with him for a while but was missing the squad environment, so Gartrell facilitated a move to St Peters Western, where Boxall was waiting.<\/p>\n

Asked about the race tactic of going out hard, Titmus said: “I had to be there with her or in front at 200 if was to have a chance. I knew the third 100 would test me; she’s better at that part of race than me. At 350, I just thought stay with her as best you can , stay calm.”<\/p>\n

Ledecky, done and dusted? Titmus thought not. “This doesn’t really change anything. It was about swimming as fast as I could. The Olympics are next year. Katie’s a true champion and through something like this I guess every girl that trains for middle distance training has her as a target. We’re going into Olympic year and I’m sure she’ll be back…”.<\/p>\n

Had she watched Ledecky win the London 2012 gold in the 800m on television as a young girl?<\/p>\n

“I actually didn’t. I only watched Michael Phelps back then. I was 11 when London was on and I didn’t watch that race.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In 2020, she intends to be in that race – as a golden shot.<\/p>\n

The range of the finals 2013-2019:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • 3:58.76 – 4:08.60 Gwangju 2019<\/li>\n
  • 3:58.34 – 4:07.59 Budapest 2017<\/li>\n
  • 3:59.82 – 4:08.13 Kazan 2015<\/li>\n
  • 3:59.13 – 4:08.22 Barcelona 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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