Overview

• Swimming Australia confirmed the four-time Olympic champion’s decision on Thursday following her Instagram video announcement.
• Titmus last competed at the Paris Olympics, where she defended her 400m freestyle crown to become the first Australian since Dawn Fraser in 1964 to win the same Olympic event twice.
• She departs with eight Olympic medals, four world titles, and a career total of 33 international medals across Olympics, world championships and Commonwealth Games.
• The Tasmanian holds the 200m freestyle world record at 1:52.23 and previously set world marks in both the 200m and 400m freestyle.
• She referenced pre-Paris health challenges, including ovarian tumour surgery, and said a planned return after a post-Games break gave way to a change of heart.