Ariarne Titmus says breaking the 200m freestyle world record is a bonus from her unparalleled duel in the pool with compatriot Mollie O’Callaghan. Titmus took the record from O’Callaghan in a stunning battle on Wednesday night at Australia’s Olympic swimming selection trials in Brisbane. The 23-year-old clocked one minute 52.23 seconds, bettering O’Callaghan’s benchmark of 1:52.85 set at last year’s world championships. O’Callaghan also eclipsed her previous mark, finishing in 1:52.
“Honestly, that wasn’t really on my radar coming into this. “I just wanted to put together a great swim and I have the chance to do it again in Paris.” The 20-year-old O’Callaghan admitted to some pre-race anxiety stemming from entering the final as the record holder. “Honestly, the world record is a bonus,” she said. “I am happy to finally put together a swim that I know I’m capable of and it’s exciting to do it in my home town, in front of a home-town crowd.
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