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CWG 2018: Oz ‘Terminator’ wins women’s 800m freestyle
Ariarne Titmus lived up to her ‘Terminator’ nickname and assumed the mantle as the best women’s long-distance freestyle swimmer in the Commonwealth when she won the 800 metres title at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre on Monday
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The 17-year-old Australian, nicknamed Arnie at an early age that has since morphed into Terminator after the Arnold Schwarzenegger character, established a body-length lead inside the first 100m and maintained her relentless pace through the middle stages before she kicked away in the final 200m.
She clocked eight minutes, 20.02 seconds to clinch her first individual gold medal of the Games.
“I wanted to go a bit quicker, but a meet like this is about racing,” said Titmus, who had been hoping to break 8:20.00 and look to begin to reel in the times set by the imperious American Olympic champion Katie Ledecky.
Titmus had been tipped before the Games of potentially becoming the first woman since fellow Australian Karen Moras in 1970 to win the 200-400-800 treble.
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