Singapore: Summer McIntosh smashed the women’s 400m freestyle world record in winning the title at the Canadian Swimming Trials with a timing of 3:54.18sec on Saturday, sending a signal for this year’s World Championships in Singapore. McIntosh, a three-time Olympic gold medallist and former world record-holder in the event, sliced more than a second off the previous world record of 3:55.38 set by Australian Ariarne Titmus at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
“Going into tonight I knew that my training has been really good these past few months, and I knew that I could do something special,” the 18-year-old star said. “I mean, I didn’t think my training would be 54.1, but I’m really happy with that overall.”
It was McIntosh’s first race of the trials in Victoria, British Columbia, selection meet for the worlds in Singapore July 11-August 3. Agencies
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