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We adults often assume kids get into things as a result of the milieu in which they’re raised. Parents of runners raise runners; artists breed artists. But kids can also find their passion purely of their own volition: “I don’t know where she got it from” is as common a phrase as “Well, of course, I played professionally .
..”Ariarne Titmus was one such kid, driven to swim at 4.
30am on cold Launceston mornings by her sheer love of the sport and belief she would one day be an Olympian. Amanda Hooton profiles Titmus in today’s issue, ahead of what many expect to be one of the races of the Paris Olympics. Also in this, our Olympics special, Konrad Marshall explores the sudden depth in Australia’s middle-distance running stocks, Chip Le Grand looks at Paris’s “light touch” approach to hosting the Games, and we get up to speed with innovations in time-keeping, shoes and swimsuits.
– Editor, Katrina Strickland Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In Paris, the women’s 400 metres freestyle final will be one of the Games’ most anticipated races: not least for world-record holder Ariarne Titmus. In a field long dominated by Kenyans, Australia’s track athletes are gaining serious pace.
Most host cities undergo an expensive building spree to fit the Games. Paris is making the Games fit the city. A judge’s decision in a 196.