Titmus breaks women’s 400-freestyle world record at world championships in Japan
Titmus breaks women’s 400-freestyle world record at world championships in Japan
Ariarne Titmus of Australia celebrates after finishing Women 400m Freestyle finals at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Ariarne Titmus of Australia celebrates after creating world record at the competes during Women 400m Freestyle finals at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Ariarne Titmus of Australia celebrates after wining Women 400m Freestyle finals at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Ariame Titmus, of Australia, competes in the women’s 400m freestyle final at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. Titmus set a new world record winning gold. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Ariarne Titmus of Australia competes at Women’s 400 Freestyle heat in the World Swimming Championships during in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Ariame Titmus, of Australia, competes in the women’s 400m freestyle final at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. Titmus set a new world record winning gold. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Ariarne Titmus of Australia celebrates after creating world record at the competes during Women 400m Freestyle finals at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Ariame Titmus, of Australia, competes in the women’s 400m freestyle final at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. Titmus set a new world record winning gold. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Ariarne Titmus of Australia finishes competing Women’s 400 Freestyle heat in the World Swimming Championships during in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Ariarne Titmus, of Australia, competes in the women’s 400m freestyle at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Ariarne Titmus of Australia celebrates after finishing Women 400m Freestyle finals at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Ariarne Titmus of Australia celebrates after finishing Women 400m Freestyle finals at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Ariarne Titmus of Australia celebrates after creating world record at the competes during Women 400m Freestyle finals at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Ariarne Titmus of Australia celebrates after creating world record at the competes during Women 400m Freestyle finals at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Ariarne Titmus of Australia celebrates after wining Women 400m Freestyle finals at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Ariarne Titmus of Australia celebrates after wining Women 400m Freestyle finals at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Ariame Titmus, of Australia, competes in the women’s 400m freestyle final at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. Titmus set a new world record winning gold. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Ariame Titmus, of Australia, competes in the women’s 400m freestyle final at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. Titmus set a new world record winning gold. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Ariarne Titmus of Australia competes at Women’s 400 Freestyle heat in the World Swimming Championships during in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Ariarne Titmus of Australia competes at Women’s 400 Freestyle heat in the World Swimming Championships during in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Ariame Titmus, of Australia, competes in the women’s 400m freestyle final at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. Titmus set a new world record winning gold. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Ariame Titmus, of Australia, competes in the women’s 400m freestyle final at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. Titmus set a new world record winning gold. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Ariarne Titmus of Australia celebrates after creating world record at the competes during Women 400m Freestyle finals at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Ariarne Titmus of Australia celebrates after creating world record at the competes during Women 400m Freestyle finals at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Ariame Titmus, of Australia, competes in the women’s 400m freestyle final at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. Titmus set a new world record winning gold. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Ariame Titmus, of Australia, competes in the women’s 400m freestyle final at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. Titmus set a new world record winning gold. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Ariarne Titmus of Australia finishes competing Women’s 400 Freestyle heat in the World Swimming Championships during in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Ariarne Titmus of Australia finishes competing Women’s 400 Freestyle heat in the World Swimming Championships during in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Ariarne Titmus, of Australia, competes in the women’s 400m freestyle at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Ariarne Titmus, of Australia, competes in the women’s 400m freestyle at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Ariarne Titmus has broken the world record in the women 400-meter freestyle in a star-studded race that featured three women who have held the mark.
Titmus swam the distance in 3 minutes, 55.38 seconds to top the record set four months ago by Summer McIntosh of Canada of 3:56.08.
The record fell on Sunday on the first day of eight in the pool at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka in southwestern Japan. Some billed it as the most compelling race of the entire championships.
American Katie Ledecky finished second in 3:58.73 with bronze for Erika Fairweather of New Zealand in 3:59.59. Canadian McIntosh was fourth in 3:59.94.
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