Ariarne Titmus vs Katie Ledecky II remains on the cards, but the Olympics champion was upstaged by a fellow Aussie in the 200m freestyle heats. Tokyo2020 SWIM HEATS LIVE:
upset reigning champion Ledecky to claim the Olympic 400m freestyle gold medal in the second-fastest time ever swum on MondayThe Australian inched clear over the final 50m to touch in 3min 56.69sec. Only world record holder Ledecky has ever gone quicker.“At the 200, I was a little bit worried, like I knew she would be there. No-one’s going to come to an Olympics, especially Katie Ledecky, unprepared,” said Titmus.
“To pull it off in the backend against someone who has an amazing second half of her race, I’m really proud of that.”
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