{"id":586866,"date":"2024-06-10T04:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=586866"},"modified":"2024-06-25T18:57:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T01:57:06","slug":"australian-trials-finals-day-one-ariarne-titmus-and-kaylee-mckeown-rocket-to-the-top-of-the-world-and-book-their-tickets-to-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/australian-trials-finals-day-one-ariarne-titmus-and-kaylee-mckeown-rocket-to-the-top-of-the-world-and-book-their-tickets-to-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Trials, Day One Finals: Ariarne Titmus And Kaylee McKeown Rocket To the Top Of The World And Book Their Tickets To Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUSTRALIAN TRIALS, Finals, Day One: Ariarne Titmus And Kaylee McKeown Rocket To the Top Of The World And Book Their Tickets To Paris<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paris-bound Australian golden girls Ariarne Titmus<\/strong> and Kaylee McKeown<\/strong> have tonight sent messages to the world \u201cBring it On\u201d after rocketing to the top of the world rankings on a sizzling opening session of the Australian Trials in Brisbane.<\/p>\n

Olympic<\/a> champion and world record holder, Titmus missed her own 400m freestyle world record by just 0.06 \u2013 stopping the clock at 3:55.44 at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre.<\/p>\n

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A 1-2 PARIS PUNCH: Ariarne Titmus and Lani Pallister Photo Courtesy Wade Brennan (Wade’s Photos)<\/p><\/div>\n

The 23-year-old, who has been unbeaten in five years, was under world record pace for 399 metres in an epic performance as she sets herself for what will be one of the most anticipated events of the Paris Games against former world record holders Summer McIntosh <\/strong>(CAN) and Katie Ledecky<\/strong> (USA).<\/p>\n

Coach Dean Boxall<\/strong> sent his supercharge a text before the race, saying: “Arnie…you are free like bird!”<\/p>\n

“It was a chance for me to practice a race plan to see how I\u2019d go \u2013 it doesn\u2019t matter what happens here it\u2019s a matter of what happens in six weeks time,” said Titmus when asked about missing her own world record by 0.06.<\/p>\n