The rise and rise of Ariarne Titmus, Australia's swimmer of the year
The 19-year-old was the toast of the 2019 Swimming Australia Awards in Sydney on Sunday night, cleaning up by also claiming Short Course Swimmer of the Year and sharing the Patron Award.
Tasmanian-born, Brisbane-based Titmus already had plenty to celebrate in a breakout 2019 after famously dethroning American great Katie Ledecky to claim 400m freestyle gold at this year's world titles in South Korea in July.
It marked the first time Ledecky – a 14-time world champion – had been beaten over 400m, 800m or 1500m freestyle at a major international meet since 2012.
Read more: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/swimming/the-rise-and-rise-of-ariarne-titmus-australia-s-swimmer-of-year-20191125-p53do0.html
Tasmanian-born, Brisbane-based Titmus already had plenty to celebrate in a breakout 2019 after famously dethroning American great Katie Ledecky to claim 400m freestyle gold at this year's world titles in South Korea in July.
It marked the first time Ledecky – a 14-time world champion – had been beaten over 400m, 800m or 1500m freestyle at a major international meet since 2012.
Read more: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/swimming/the-rise-and-rise-of-ariarne-titmus-australia-s-swimmer-of-year-20191125-p53do0.html
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