By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
Australian World Record Holder and Olympic Champion Ariarne Titmus announced her retirement this afternoon via an Instagram post.
A post shared by Ariarne Titmus OAM (@ariarnetitmus_)
Titmus, 25, has been one of the top swimmers in the world over the last few years. She last competed at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris where she won the 200 freestyle and finished 2nd in the 400 free and 800 free events. She also won gold as a member of the 4×200 freestyle relay that broke the Olympic Record.
She currently holds the World Record in the women’s 200 freestyle at 1:52.23 from the 2024 Australian Olympic Trials, and she is also a member of Australia’s World Record 800 freestyle relay from the 2023 World Championships which stands at 7:37.50.
In the Instagram video, Titmus discussed how she has been dealing with some health issues and how she has spent her career doing it “all or nothing”. She discussed how she has always had goals outside of swimming and how in taking time off after Paris, she discovered that these were more important to her.
She also talked about her first Olympic gold, which came at the 2020 Olympics when she won the 400 freestyle, beating World Record Holder Katie Ledecky as the “underdog”. She went on to win another gold in the women’s 200 free final in a new Olympic record time of 1:53.50 and finish 2nd in the 800 free final.
“My life is restarting at 25 years old.” She said she wants to give back to younger athletes in the sport who might not have the best resources and she mentioned that she enjoyed the broadcasting experiences she has had, and that could be a potential path for her.
In her Instagram caption she said “Dear seven year old Ariarne, Today you retire from competitive swimming… The dreams you had…they all came true.”
She will retire as a four-time Olympic champion and four 0ime World champion. She also has three Olympic silver medals, two World Championship silver medals, one Olympic bronze, and three World Championships bronze medals.
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