Ariarne Titmus has announced her retirement from competitive swimming at the age of 25, effective immediately.

The four-time Olympic gold medallist is the current 200m freestyle world record holder but has opted to step away after a staggering haul of 33 international medals, including eight Olympic medals (4 gold -3 silver-1 bronze), nine World Championship medals (4-2-3) and eight Commonwealth Games medals (7-1-0).

“I always intended to return,” Titmus said in her retirement video on Instagram.

She described the decision as a “really tough one, but one that I’m really happy with.”

“I never thought Paris would be my last Olympic Games,” Titmus said.

“Knowing what I know, I wish I maybe enjoyed that last race a little bit more.

“Having these 12 months away, I’ve really had the chan

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