NANTERRE, France -- Ariarne Titmus knocked off Katie Ledecky again at the Olympics, winning the 400-meter freestyle Saturday in one of the most highly anticipated races of the Paris Games.
Titmus, the Australian star known as "The Terminator," handed Ledecky a second straight defeat in an event the American won at Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
With her fingernails painted Aussie yellow, Titmus led from start to finish. She faced her stiffest challenge from Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh but won comfortably in 3 minutes, 57.49 seconds.
McIntosh claimed the silver in 3:58.37. Ledecky was left in their wake and got the bronze in 4:00.