Ariarne Titmus throws down fastest split ever as Australia sets relay WR
It's the first relay split under 1:53.
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Round Two of Ariarne Titmus versus Katie Ledecky in the 200-meter freestyle ended in similar fashion to the 400-meter freestyle, with Titmus taking home gold once again.
OLYMPIC RECORD.
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Just off her near-world-record time at Australian Trials, Titmus set an Olympic Record with a time of 1:53.50. Hong Kong swimmer Siobahn Haughey came in second at 1:53.92, earning Hong Kong their first ever medal for swimming in history.
In third was Penny Oleksiak, who became the most decorated Canadian swimmer in history with her bronze medal.
Ledecky, who was the gold medalist in this event five years ago, came in a surprising fifth. She had the opportunity to rebound later in the night, however, as she won the 1500-meter freestyle.
Titmus and Ledecky have one last showdown in Tokyo in the 800-meter freestyle beginning with the prelims of the event on Thursday while the final of the event is set to take place Saturday at 9:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
It's the first relay split under 1:53.
It's her third win in three days.
Ledecky also won the 800-mete freestyle.
The FINA World Championships were held in Budapest in June.