Katie Ledecky?s Favorite Rival, Who Smashed a New 400M World Record, Enjoys a Different Sport Instead of Swimming

The 2023 World Aquatics Championship has forever etched its reputation as iconic in the history of swimming. As Katie Ledecky through her back-to-back staunch performances in the waters of Japan, broke swimming legend Michael Phelps’s most medal record. However, despite the athlete’s best effort, the swimmer could not make the US swim team reach the top at the championship.

As Australia with an iron-strong team snatched the most gold medals at the Worlds. Ledecky?s favorite rival, Australian Olympian Ariarne Titmus, was also able to snatch gold from the swimmer with a record-breaking performance in the 400m. And now after reigning her dominance over the Worlds, Titmus was seen enjoying another sport back at home stadium.

Ariarne Titmus enjoying a different sport back home

Days after dominating the Fakuka waters, Australian star Ariarne Titmus was seen enjoying a Hawthorn game in Australia. The swimmer was captured in the Melbourne Cricket Ground stadium, showing his support for the football club Hawthorn by wearing a Hawk muffler. The official football club also posted a picture of Titmus in the stadium on Instagram with the caption, “Amazing to have Ariarne Titmus in the house today”. The club also posted a reel of Titmus sharing her top 5 Hawks.

The athlete who appreciated the post of the football club reshared the post on her Instagram story with the caption “Up the Mighty Fighting Hawks” and also shared a photo enjoying the match. Ariarne Titmus was seen enjoying her well-deserved break after leading Australia toward victory at the world aquatics championship in Japan. As the record-breaking Olympian broke the record at the 400-meter event in Japan.

Ariarne Titmus beats Katie Ledecky at the 400m freestyle

Last month, on July 23, in the final event of the world aquatics championship, Ariarne Titmus created history. The Australian swimmer surpassed Canadian swimming prodigy Summer McIntosh and US star Katie Ledecky to touch the wall in just 3 minutes, 55.38 seconds.

The athlete not only snatched the gold from her favorite enemy, Ledecky but also broke the Summer McIntosh record of 3:56.08 by seven-tenths of a second.

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With her staunch win on the very first day of the event, Titmus added one of the very first 15 gold medals to the Australian team in 2023. And after helping her team reach the pinnacle, the athlete truly deserves to enjoy her days watching Hawks games in Australian stadiums.

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