Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus has shocked the sporting world by announcing her retirement from all swimming aged just 25.

The four-time Olympic gold medallist is the current 200m 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).

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Ariarne Titmus has retired. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) Source: Getty Images

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Titmus achieved a historic third individual Olympic gold medal, winning the 400m freestyle in the race dubbed ‘the ra

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