Swimming-Titmus stuns Ledecky to win 400 freestyle world title

Swimming-Titmus stuns Ledecky to win 400 freestyle world title
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Australian teen Ariarne Titmus shocked Olympic champion Katie Ledecky to win the 400 metres freestyle title at the world championships in Gwangju on Sunday.

The 18-year-old came home in a time of 3:58.76 ahead of Ledecky (3:59.97), who had been gunning for a fourth straight world crown in the event, with Leah Smith in third (4:01.29).

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