Paris Olympics 2024: Mollie O’Callaghan outduels Ariarne Titmus for epic gold medal in 200m freestyle final

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Paris Olympics 2024: Mollie O’Callaghan outduels Ariarne Titmus for epic gold medal in 200m freestyle final

Mollie O’Callaghan has held her nerve – and held off star teammate Ariarne Titmus – to claim gold in an epic women’s 200m final that lived up to the hype.

O’Callaghan stormed to an Olympic record time with a brilliant final 50m, outlasting Titmus by 0.54 seconds.

The duo embraced in the pool, with O’Callaghan reserved as she took in the weight of the achievement before unleashing a beaming smile after climbing out onto the pooldeck.

O’Callaghan and Titmus linked hands and gestured to the crowd to rapturous applause after the much-anticipated showdown.

Dean Boxall – coach of both athletes – gave a thumbs-up from the crowd after securing the 1-2 finish.

“It’s such an honour… Arnie’s an absolute ****,” O’Callaghan said after the race.

“I did it for the country, I didn’t do it for myself.”

Earlier, West Aussie Iona Anderson produced a strong semifinal swim to qualify fourth-fastest for the 100m backstroke final.

The 18-year-old was far from overawed at her first Olympics and will now look to upset fellow Aussie Kaylee McKeown in Wednesday morning’s (WA time) deciding race.

Australia’s Ella Ramsay finished fifth in the women’s 400m individual medley final, won in dominant fashion by ********* Summer McIntosh.

Compatriot Max Guiliani was seventh in the men’s 200m freestyle final, with Romania’s David Popovici edging home for the gold medal by just 0.02 seconds.

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