Ladki is left behind: New world record in women's 400m freestyle Israel today

Australian swimmer Aryan Titus, today (Sunday) broke the world record in the 400-meter freestyle, after stopping the clock at 3: 56.40 minutes. 

In 0.06 seconds, Titmus broke the record of the American Katie Ladki, who stood at 3: 56.46 minutes.

Ladki set her previous world record five years ago at the 2016 Olympics, during one of the four gold medals she won. 

By the way, Titmus was the first to beat Katie Ladki in the 400 freestyle at a major international meet, defeating her at the 2019 World Championships and the 2021 Olympics.

Today she became the first to break one of Ladki's world records. 

🚨NEW WORLD RECORD🚨

Ariarne Titmus 🇦🇺 breaks the Women's 400m Freestyle WR with a time of 3: 56.40 at the Australian Swimming Championships #swimming #WorldRecord pic.twitter.com/jvIGkUz0Ak

- FINA (@ fina1908) May 22, 2022

The Australian now has three of the four fastest times ever in the women’s 400 freestyle.

She first challenged the world record when she swam a time of 3: 56.90 minutes in last year's Olympic trials, and then came even closer to it when she defeated Ladki with a time of 3: 56.69 minutes in Tokyo. 

With its world record, Titmus is now the Olympic champion (2021), world champion in short pools (2018), world champion in 50-meter pool (2019), holds the world record in short pools (2018), and holds the world record in long distance (2022) in 400 freestyle for women, marking herself as the greatest 400 freestyle swimmer in history. 

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