MX23RW : Wednesday, June 12 10:35:12| >> :600:58744268:58744268:

Ariarne Titmus smashes Commonwealth Games record for third gold

Australia's Ariarne Titmus smashes the Commonwealth Games record on her way to the gold medal in the women's 400m freestyle final on the Gold Coast.

Australia's Ariarne Titmus has smashed the Commonwealth Games record on her way to the gold medal in the women's 400m freestyle final this evening.

Titmus led from the front throughout in a dominant display at the Optus Aquatics Centre as she picked up her fourth medal and third gold of the Games.

The 17-year-old only narrowly missed out on becoming just the third woman to break the four-minute barrier in the event, but her time of 4:00.93 still smashed the previous Games record of 4:04.47.

While Titmus's gold was rarely in doubt, there was a closer battle for second place between England duo Holly Hibbott and Eleanor Faulkner.

Hibbott - who finished fourth in the 800m freestyle and fifth in the 200m event - finally got her own individual medal by touching the wall in 4:05.31, just over two seconds in front of Faulkner.

Faulkner held on for her third bronze medal of the Games, meanwhile, adding to those she won in the 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle relays.

ID:323129: cacheID:323129:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2180:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Team GB swimmers Holly Hibbott, Hannah Featherstone and Darcy Deakin react during the women's 4x200m freestyle relay at the European Games on June 27, 2015
Read Next:
Interview: GB team delighted with "amazing" bronze
>
rhs 2.0
Euro 2024 fixtures header
Friday, June 14
 
8pm
Saturday, June 15
 
2pm
 
5pm
 
8pm
Sunday, June 16
 
2pm
 
5pm
 
8pm
Monday, June 17
 
2pm
 
5pm
 
8pm
Tuesday, June 18
 
5pm
Wednesday, June 19
 
2pm
 
5pm
 
8pm
Thursday, June 20
 
2pm
 
5pm
 
8pm
Group Stage
Spain
vs.
Italy
Friday, June 21
 
2pm
 
5pm
 
8pm
Saturday, June 22
 
5pm
 
8pm
Sunday, June 23
 
8pm
 
8pm
Monday, June 24
 
8pm
 
8pm
Tuesday, June 25
 
5pm
 
5pm
 
8pm
 
8pm
Wednesday, June 26
 
5pm
 
5pm
 
8pm
 
8pm
Saturday, June 29
Sunday, June 30
Monday, July 1
Tuesday, July 2
Friday, July 5
Saturday, July 6


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!