Ariarne Titmus reveals she underwent surgery to remove benign tumours

“For anyone that knows me, they’d know I’d give up anything in the world to be a mother, it’s my biggest dream … so this was a scary time for me. Of course, in these moments you think of the worst-case scenario, and I was petrified of potentially losing the ovary or there being implications that could affect me and my desire to have children one day.

“However, I am one of the lucky ones.”

Titmus had two benign tumours removed from her ovary, she said.

“Being an athlete is tough….