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Aussie Olympic swimming legend Ariarne Titmus has revealed she has moved to Melbourne for love.
Titmus - who recently announced her retirement from the pool aged just 25 - will live with her partner Mac Powell, who is an investment analyst.
'It's just happened this week, new beginnings, a fresh start, a new chapter,' Titmus said.
'Mac and I are living together. It was hard to leave Queensland, but I do have family in Melbourne and a lot of friends here who have moved from Tasmania.'
Titmus also confirmed she is happy with her decision to hang up her swimming goggles.
She is relishing a 'normal' lifestyle, namely activities such as cooking dinner at home and enjoying a glass of wine with family and friends.
Aussie Olympic legend Ariarne Titmus has revealed she has moved to Melbourne for love (pictured, with partner Mac Powell)
Titmus also confirmed she is happy with her recent decision to retire from competitive swimming at 25
It is also safe to assume Titmus won't miss her early alarm clock either.
'It took me a while to make the decision...and I've definitely made the right one,' she told News Corp.
'I'm enjoying life and I really love working in the TV space... and hope to do that more.
'I (also) feel very lucky to have someone who supports me and makes me smile every day.'
At the Paris Olympics last year, Titmus achieved an historic third individual Olympic gold medal, winning the 400m freestyle in an event dubbed 'the race of the century'.
She defeated the other two previous world record holders of this event – American all-time great Katie Ledecky and Canadian prodigy Summer McIntosh.
In doing so, Titmus became the first Australian athlete since Dawn Fraser in 1964 to win back-to-back gold medals in the same event.
Before the Paris Games, Titmus underwent surgery to remove an ovarian tumour.
Her retirement announcement drew tributes from some of the biggest names in Aussie swimming.
'I'm so proud of you. You are a legend in and out of the pool. You've inspired me so much over the years and I am honoured to call you my friend,' Kyle Chalmers wrote.
Mollie O'Callaghan, Susie O'Neill, Bronte Campbell and Kaylee McKeown also posted their best wishes.
