WATER SPORT NEWS - Rising teenage star Ariarne Titmus became the first Australian woman in 14 years to complete the 200m/400m/800m freestyle treble at the national titles on Friday.
Titmus, 17, won the 800-metres freestyle in a personal best time of eight minutes 20.08 seconds, just outside the Australian record, to continue her dazzling form at the national selection trials for next month's Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
She conquered a marathon meet programme to become just the sixth woman in Australian title history and first since Linda McKenzie in 2004 to win the distance treble.
"It’s bittersweet. I thought I’d be able to go under the 8:20 mark tonight," said Titmus.
