Ariarne Titmus, Katie Ledecky and Canadian teen sensation Summer McIntosh are set to light up the Paris night in a swim for the ages.
Every Olympics has its defining sporting moment such as Usain Bolt in the 100 metres at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games or Sydney Crosby’s golden goal for Canada on home ice in Vancouver in 2010.
The majority of Australians will wake up on Sunday morning having slept through what could end up being the most successful night in Australian Olympic swimming history, but those awake for a 72-minute window from 4.42am to 5.54am could see a race like nothing else.Ledecky, who describes herself as a “student of the sport”, says she’s well aware of the hype surrounding the race.“Ariarne is incredible, what she did last week and what Summer’s done is going to be great.
“She was constantly on my mind,” said Titmus. “But honestly, not really because, I know that my best foot forward is the best, so I’m just going to do that, put my best foot forward.Summer McIntosh of Canada.What the trio have in common is they all swim fast. Very fast. McIntosh has yet to set foot on an Olympic podium but that is expected to change in Paris where the now 17-year-old is set to compete in four individual events: 200 individual medley , 200 butterfly, 400 free and 400 IM, where she is the world record holder and a double world champion.
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