16-10-2025 00:56 via theguardian.com

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus announces retirement from swimming

Titmus became first Australian woman since Dawn Fraser in 1964 to win back-to-back gold medals in the same eventSwimming great steps away as the current 200m freestyle world record-holderFour-time Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus has announced her shock retirement from swimming, saying the seed was sewn by her cancer scare before the Paris Games.The 25-year-old, who grew up in Tasmania, will retire as one of the greatest distance swimmers of all time. Continue reading...
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