A loDibu Martínez: the uncontrolled celebration of a swimming coach in Tokyo 2020

07/26/2021 12:51 AM

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Updated 07/26/2021 12:51 AM

The coach of the Austalian Ariarne Titmus

lost control

in his celebration after the victory of the swimmer against the great favorite, Katie Ledecky, who earned her pupil the gold medal in the 400 meters freestyle at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games .

Titmus, 20, will star in another two very even duels with the American Ledecky, who with just four years more is already a

legend of the pool

: he won a gold medal in London 2012 and four more in Rio 2016.

The first of his crosses took place this Monday, in the 400 meters freestyle, a test in which Ledecky had established himself in the previous Olympic Games and in which he

holds the world record

.

However, it was at that distance that Titmus had already beaten him at the 2019 World Championships.

Ariarne Titmus's coach after she beat Katie Ledecky in the 400m free 😂 # Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/7vypTbv1sZ

- Ben Porter (@ Ben13Porter) July 26, 2021

Titmus - who is nicknamed the

Terminator

- won with a time of 3: 56.69, 67 hundredths less than his rival.

The American had to settle for second place and saw

the dream of the five golds

in Tokyo

pulverized

.

In addition, he revived the distaste of Gwangju 2019, in which he also lagged behind the Australian.

Meanwhile, on the rostrum ...

As Titmus unseated Ledecky in the pool, in the grandstand the tension of the last meters exploded in an uncontrolled celebration of his coach,

Dean Boxall.

The low chinstrap, the bombastic movements and the shouting gave rise to a celebration outside all the protocols: he paced the stands, passed without contempt behind the American coaches and took off his mask.

Everything culminated in a celebration in the style of Draw Martínez in the Copa América:

he took hold of the railing and shook his hip.

A Japanese assistant was torn

between laughter and care

so that the man did not accidentally fall into the void. 

Ariarne Titmus celebrates after defeating Katie Ledecky in the 400 meter freestyle at Tokyo 2020. AAP Photo Joe Giddens

The third step of the podium went to the Chinese Bingjie Li, who won the bronze medal with a time of 4: 01.08.

But everyone was watching one of the most striking duels of Tokyo 2020.

Titmus and Ledecky's paths

will cross again

in the 200-meter free (he will jump into the water this Monday morning, in the preliminary rounds) and in the 800-meter free (they will do so on Thursday).

Ledecky will also participate in the 200 freestyle, 800 freestyle and 1,500 freestyle.

In addition, he is scheduled to be part of the US team in the 4x200 meter freestyle.

This Monday, however, the eyes were diverted for a few seconds to the stands, where

the Australian Draw Martinez was

celebrating

.

DB

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