'Terminator' Titmus back for gold in 400m freestyle


Swimming - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games - Women's 400m Freestyle - Heats - Optus Aquatic Centre - Gold Coast, Australia - April 10, 2018. Ariarne Titmus of Australia competes. REUTERS/David Gray

GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) - Australia's Ariarne Titmus overcame some of the worst nerves she had ever experienced on her way to clinching a second individual gold medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games when she eased to victory in the women's 400m freestyle on Tuesday.

The 17-year-old, nicknamed 'Terminator', backed up her 800m triumph from a day earlier with a comfortable victory over English duo Holly Hibbott and Eleanor Faulkner.

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