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Olympic swimming champion Ariarne Titmus says she is still behind the curve with her Olympic preparations after a lay-off to have ovarian surgery.
Returning to competition for the first time since July at the Queensland state championships, Titmus came second behind world record holder Mollie O’Callaghan in Sunday’s 200m freestyle final at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre.
The Olympic 200 and 400 freestyle champion said she was glad to get the surgery out of the way in September after doctors found benign tumours on her ovaries. However, she said she had little time to waste ahead of defending her titles at the Paris Games starting in July.
