21일 오후 광주 남부대시립국제수영장에서 펼쳐진 여자400m 자유형 결승에서 5번레인 오스트리아의 티트무스가 처음 레인 부터 줄곧 선두를 유지하며 1위를 차지했고, 뒤이어 4번레인 미국의 러데키가 티트무스에 0.62초 뒤진 2위를, 2번 레인의 미국 스미스가 3위를 차지했다. <썬뉴스> Ariarne Titmus did what no other woman could in the past: beat Katie Ledecky in a 400m free race. It was a tremendous duel between the two greats, Titmus went out fast and kept leading in the first half of the event but Ledecky seemed to take the upper hand afterwards and turned first to the last lap holding a gap of 0.62sec. Then came something special: Titmus could find an extra gear to stun the American, creating a scene never seen before, that Ledecky is passed in the final leg. It happened, Titmus produced a 29.51 last 50 while Ledecky clocked 31.34 to fall behind by 1.21sec at the end. <영상: 2019광주세계수영선수권대회조직위원회. FINA>