TOKYO: The great pool rivalry between Australia and the US passed to a new generation on Monday when a 20-year-old known as “Terminator” hunted down the US dominator of women’s distance swimming in a dramatic 400m freestyle final in Tokyo.
Australian Ariarne Titmus clawed back Stanford graduate Katie Ledecky’s early lead to win gold, delaying the American’s quest for the three more gold medals that would make her the most successful female Olympic swimmer of all time.
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