﻿{"id":522096,"date":"2023-02-06T00:21:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T07:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=522096"},"modified":"2023-02-06T09:28:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T16:28:27","slug":"ariarne-titmus-planning-a-400-free-game-changer-as-she-plots-her-path-to-paris-and-a-slice-of-olympic-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ariarne-titmus-planning-a-400-free-game-changer-as-she-plots-her-path-to-paris-and-a-slice-of-olympic-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariarne Titmus Planning A 400 Free Game Changer As She Plots Her Path To Paris And A Slice of Olympic History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ariarne Titmus Planning A 400 Free Game Changer As She Plots Her Path To Paris And A Slice of Olympic History<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The world&#8217;s fastest 400m freestyler, Australia&#8217;s <strong>Ariarne Titmus<\/strong> has revealed she will have to change her game plan if she is to become only the second woman in history to successfully defend the Olympic 400m freestyle gold medal at next year&#8217;s Games in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old from Brisbane is among a 90-strong group of Australian Dolphins who have converged onto Queensland\u2019s Gold Coast this week for Swimming Australia\u2019s annual National team camp &#8211; based out of four centres at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Bond University, Griffith University and the Miami Aquatic Centre.<\/p>\n<p>And the dual Olympic champion over 200 and 400m freestyle, the 2019 world champion and current world record holder over 400m will be ready for the fight of her life when the \u201cCity Of Light\u201d opens its doors to the youth of the world for the Games of the XXXIIIrd Olympiad.<\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s 400m freestyle between Titmus, American super swimmer <strong>Katie Ledecky<\/strong> who is regarded as the world\u2019s greatest freestyler and Canadian young gun <strong>Summer McIntosh<\/strong> will be the race of the Games &#8211; with a mouth-watering preview coming up at this year&#8217;s World Championships in Fukuoka.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_522098\" style=\"width: 851px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-522098\" data-attachment-id=\"522098\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ariarne-titmus-planning-a-400-free-game-changer-as-she-plots-her-path-to-paris-and-a-slice-of-olympic-history\/del_9735\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DEL_9735-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1675464202&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;280&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DEL_9735\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;DEL_9735&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DEL_9735-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DEL_9735-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-522098\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DEL_9735-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"DEL_9735\" width=\"841\" height=\"601\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-522098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PATHWAY TO PARIS THE PRIORITY: &#8220;Everything I do now is to make sure I perform in Paris,&#8221; says Ariarne Titmus in a fun mood on the Gold Coast today. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If Titmus can successfully defend the 400m crown she will become only the second swimmer ever in Olympic history behind American International Swimming Hall of Famer <strong>Martha Norelius <\/strong>who won back-to-back 400s in Paris and Amsterdam in 1924 and 1928, to achieve the feat.<\/p>\n<p>Titmus knows what has worked for her in the past will probably not work in 2024 \u2013 100 years after Norelius had won the second ever Olympic 400m freestyle in a then Olympic record time of 6:02.02.<\/p>\n<p>A race that today sees Titmus, 2016 Olympic and four-time world champion Ledecky and McIntosh who finished with silver behind Ledecky and Titmus twice last year, as the only swimmers racing in 2023, who have clocked times under four minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Titmus holding the world record at 3:56.40, Ledecky the Olympic record (set in Rio) at 3:56.46 and McIntosh with her 3:59.32 when second to Titmus at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ishof.org\/honoree\/honoree-martha-norelius\/\">Martha Norelius \u2013 the Katie Ledecky of the 1920s<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I started to create my race plans for the Olympics years in advance it was learning to be a fearless racer,\u201d Titmus told the assembled media throng attending an open training session at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Southport today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did that from a young age and my back end fell off because I was practicing to go our hard; but to put together a race where I still went out fast and was able to sustain myself, especially coming home in the last 50m gave me the confidence I could execute that plan at the last Olympics.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_516710\" style=\"width: 805px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-516710\" data-attachment-id=\"516710\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/australian-dolphins-honoured-at-a-glittering-hancock-prospecting-patrons-awards-night-in-the-2032-olympic-city\/patron-dinner-ariarne-titmus-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/PATRON-DINNER-Ariarne-Titmus-2-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1625\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1668846180&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PATRON DINNER Ariarne Titmus 2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;PATRON DINNER Ariarne Titmus 2&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/PATRON-DINNER-Ariarne-Titmus-2-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/PATRON-DINNER-Ariarne-Titmus-2-1024x650.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-516710\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/PATRON-DINNER-Ariarne-Titmus-2-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"PATRON DINNER Ariarne Titmus 2\" width=\"795\" height=\"568\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-516710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BEEN THERE DONE THAT: Ariarne Titmus now out of the social scenes and back into swimming&#8217;s fast lane. Photo Courtesy: Wade Brennan Photography.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cBut I definitely think I\u2019m going to have to change that race plan a little bit for the next Olympics, because you can\u2019t always do the same thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to find new areas and new ways to get faster and better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people adopt a race plan that works and I know that people are going to be taking it out fast as well. Katie set the tone for that and I think many younger swimmers and including Summer are doing that as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me it\u2019s about finding new ways (to swim the 400) and still come out on top&#8230;&#8230;..\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Plans she is working on morning, noon and night as swimming again becomes her priority after dabbling in life away from the pool, that saw her flying all over the country attending a host of events and functions after her four-gold medal haul at last year\u2019s Commonwealth Games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the social engagements are going to be on the back burner; I know that if I keep doing that sort of thing then I know I\u2019m not going to win in Paris,\u201d said Titmus, who has her immediate sights set on the Australian Championships in April, the World Trials in June and the Fina World Championships in Fukuoka in July.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_483103\" style=\"width: 779px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-483103\" data-attachment-id=\"483103\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-validates-her-confidence-and-her-greatness-with-stellar-silver-medal-swim\/olympics-swimming-july-26-47\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/XXX-ledecky-titmus-400-free-tokyo-olympics.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,822\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jul 26, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Ariarne Titmus (AUS) hugs Katie Ledecky (USA) after the women&#039;s 400m freestyle final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1627316875&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Olympics: Swimming-July 26&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Olympics: Swimming-July 26\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Jul 26, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Ariarne Titmus (AUS) hugs Katie Ledecky (USA) after the women&#8217;s 400m freestyle final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports 2021 Olympics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher\/USA Today Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/XXX-ledecky-titmus-400-free-tokyo-olympics-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/XXX-ledecky-titmus-400-free-tokyo-olympics-1024x701.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-483103\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/XXX-ledecky-titmus-400-free-tokyo-olympics-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Jul 26, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Ariarne Titmus (AUS) hugs Katie Ledecky (USA) after the women's 400m freestyle final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports\" width=\"769\" height=\"549\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-483103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JEWELS OF THE POOL: Ariarne Titmus and Katie Ledecky will provide swimming fans around the world with the next great race of the century. Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher\/USA Today Sports<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI got that all out of my system; had a great lot of fun (doing it) but swimming is definitely my number one priority now&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I\u2019ve done that in the first month of this year and I\u2019ve come into this camp red hot and ready to go&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that at the moment I\u2019m not where I need to be to win a world championship&#8230;if I was now then that\u2019s not the plan; I need it to be at Trials and then in July at World\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMentally I\u2019m there, I\u2019m ready to put the work in and I want to feel as fast as I can again so I know this week is going to be a great stepping stone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And on her immediate show down with Ledecky and McIntosh ?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe World Championships leading up to the Olympics is the most important meet other than the Olympics in the Olympic cycle,\u201d said Titmus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPsychologically it\u2019s more important than anything to give you that confidence boost that you know you are on the right path and on the right track and that you\u2019re tracking well to perform in 12 months time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me I haven\u2019t raced Katie since the Olympics so I\u2019m excited to have a red hot crack in a field in the 400m freestyle that is a once in a life time that we\u2019ve seen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019ve ever seen three women swimming under four minutes at the same time so I think it\u2019s exciting for swimming fans and swimming around the world in general to be able to experience this competitiveness and I feel very fortunate and proud to be part of this history in women\u2019s distance freestyle events.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_510689\" style=\"width: 815px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-510689\" data-attachment-id=\"510689\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/summer-mcintosh-shows-speed-fulfills-promise-with-six-medals-at-commonwealth-games\/summer-mcintosh-400-im-commonwealth-games-podium\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/summer-mcintosh-400-im-commonwealth-games-podium.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"summer-mcintosh-400-im-commonwealth-games-podium\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1-11-23&lt;br \/&gt;\n8\/3\/22&lt;br \/&gt;\nsummer-mcintosh-400-im-commonwealth-games-podium&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Swimming Canada\/Ian MacNicol&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/summer-mcintosh-400-im-commonwealth-games-podium-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/summer-mcintosh-400-im-commonwealth-games-podium-1024x768.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-510689\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/summer-mcintosh-400-im-commonwealth-games-podium-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"summer-mcintosh-400-im-commonwealth-games-podium\" width=\"805\" height=\"575\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-510689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SUMMER COMIN: Canadian rising star Summer McIntosh aiming high in Paris. Photo Courtesy: Swimming Canada\/Ian MacNicol<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just very excited to race. I didn\u2019t do the World Championships (in Budapest) last year; I needed a bit of a reprieve mentally, deciding to focus on Commonwealth Games and that decision has definitely worked because now I\u2019m very excited to get back and race another World Championships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But in the end it\u2019s all about Paris.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything I\u2019m thinking about now is Paris; that\u2019s the main goal; everything I do now is to make sure I perform in Paris, so performing well (in Fukuoka) should place me in good stead to perform in 2024,\u201d said Titmus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I started think about Paris (back) in 2021. This is not something that you think about in the year of, otherwise you are never going to win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you set out a massive plan and time line &#8211; so everything I\u2019m doing this year is in the hope that it will prepare me to be in the best possible position to win in 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t wait&#8230;going to be a helluva ride&#8230;..!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ariarne Titmus Planning A 400 Free Game Changer As She Plots Her Path To Paris And A Slice of Olympic History The world&#8217;s fastest 400m freestyler, Australia&#8217;s Ariarne Titmus 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