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Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh has broken her own world record in the women’s 400-metre individual medley with a time of four minutes 24.38 seconds at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials.
Toronto native beats her own record with time of 4 minutes 24.38 secondsThe Canadian Press
ยท Posted: May 16, 2024 6:19 PM EDT | Last Updated: 22 minutes ago
Summer McIntosh, right, set a world record in the 400-metre individual medley on Thursday at Canadian Olympic & Paralympic swimming trials in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press)Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh has broken her own world record in the women’s 400-metre individual medley with a time of four minutes 24.38 seconds at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials.
Her time eclipsed her previous record of 4:25.87 from the 2023 Canadian trials in Toronto.
The 17-year-old McIntosh, from Toronto, is the two-time defending world champion in the event.
She was dominant in her 400-metre freestyle victory on Monday and followed it up a night later with a comfortable win in the 200 free.
McIntosh will appear in her second Olympics this summer in Paris after turning heads as a 14-year-old at the Tokyo Games.
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Summer McIntosh breaks own world record in 400m IM at Canadian swim trialsToronto’s Summer McIntosh broke her own world record in the women’s 400-metre individual medley, with a new best time of 4:24.38 at the 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Trials in Toronto.