{"id":307658,"date":"2023-06-14T01:26:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T01:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=307658"},"modified":"2023-06-14T01:58:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T01:58:09","slug":"titmus-regret-after-dropping-retirement-clue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=307658","title":{"rendered":"Titmus 'regret' after dropping retirement clue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Olympic<\/a> champion Ariarne Titmus has revealed she may be nearing the end of her professional swimming career after she failed to reclaim her 400m freestyle world record from 16-year-old Canadian sensation Summer McIntosh<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Titmus employed a unique tactic during her triumph at the Australian Swimming World Championship Trials on Tuesday night as the former world record holder now prepares for next month's world championships in Japan.<\/p>\n

The reigning Olympic gold medallist swam a sub-four minute time in the 400m freestyle to book her spot at the championships starting on July 14.<\/p>\n

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Her time of 3:58.47 was almost four seconds ahead of second-placed Lani Pallister, but the 22-year-old believes there's still plenty of room for improvement.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffIt wasn't the best-feeling 400 but every swim I have under four minutes is a fast swim and here's just about getting on the team and I'm glad that I ticked that off and have a couple of weeks to get things going even more now," she told Nine's coverage.<\/p>\n

"The last two months \ufeffI feel like I've put in a lot of good work, similar to what I did prior to the Olympics so I had confidence coming in here.<\/p>\n

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"Obviously I would've probably preferred to be a bit faster tonight but that means there's always things to work on so you've got to take the positive."<\/p>\n

Titmus also let slip a potential plan to retire following the Paris Olympics next year.<\/p>\n

"[My coach] Dean (Boxall) and I had the conversation. I don't know what I'm going to do after Paris," she told reporters.<\/p>\n

"I plan to continue but you never know. This could be my fourth-last 400, including Paris and trials and worlds and this. If I decide to end, it could be my fourth last rested 400. You've got to use these opportunities to swim as fast as you can."<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old then reasserted that she intended to swim beyond Paris\ufeff but admitted that it was hard to find the motivation to continue when standing at the top of the sport.<\/p>\n

\ufeff"I kind of regret saying that now because now you all think I'm going to quit but I'm not," she said.<\/p>\n

"I think if I went to Paris and won again, certainly as a motivational factor, it becomes harder to keep training at the same level when you've essentially achieved everything you wanted to achieve.<\/p>\n

Watch the Australian Swimming World Championship Trials exclusively on<\/strong><\/em> 9Now<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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"At the moment I feel like I try to forget what I've achieved in my swimming career. I'm just trying to be that young kid that I was when I first started swimming to draw motivation from."<\/p>\n

Titmus noticeably swam with Blu Tack in her ears as a makeshift ear plug \ufeffand, when asked about it, said it was the preferred option.<\/p>\n

"Zac Stubblety-Cook does it as well \ufeffso it might be a bit of a world record thing, I dunno," she laughed.<\/p>\n

"I feel like I've had earplugs made and they don't work so change up the Blu Tack every few days and job done."<\/p>\n

With the Paris Olympics just over 12 months away, Titmus will have a busy year ahead as she prepares to defend her gold medals in the 200m and 400m events.<\/p>\n

\ufeffThe former world record holder is using some sage advice to keep her motivated.<\/p>\n

"I think you almost have to reset your mindset \ufeffand find new things to give you a feeling of accomplishment," she said.<\/p>\n

"I actually read something the other day … you have to make yourself that child-like swimmer again, that original feeling when you won your first state title, your first national age and trying to get back to the roots and remember why you swim.<\/p>\n

"I think that's good to keep me going but of course always getting that feeling of winning on the international stage keeps you motivated as well."<\/p>\n

Titmus will head to Japan hoping to earn back her 400m freestyle world record which was taken away from her by McIntosh in March.<\/p>\n

The Australian will come up against McIntosh at the championships along with American Katie Ledecky. \ufeff<\/p>\n

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