The 17-year-old Australian established a
body-length lead inside the first 100m and simply maintained her
relentless pace through the middle stages before she kicked away
in the final 200 meters to clock eight minutes, 20.02 seconds.
Compatriot Jessica Ashwood finished second in 8:27.60, with Kiah
Melverton storming home in the final 50 meters to claim bronze
and give the host nation a clean sweep of medals.
Welsh swimmer Jazmin Carlin, the Glasgow champion and Rio
Olympics silver medalist behind the imperious American Katie
Ledecky, finished sixth, more than 17 seconds behind Titmus.
(Reporting by Greg Stutchbury; Editing by John O'Brien)
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