VICTORIA - Swimming star Summer McIntosh of Toronto set a world record in the 400-metre freestyle event on Saturday while competing in the Bell Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria.

McIntosh posted a time of three minutes, 54.18 seconds at Commonwealth Place to establish the new mark. She trimmed 1.20 seconds off the 2023 record set by Australia's Ariarne Titmus.

She beat the other swimmers in Victoria by more than 13 seconds.

The Toronto teenager celebrated her fourth career long-course world record by slapping the water twice with her right hand then pumping her fist.

It was an unusual show of emotion from the usually stoic 18-year-old.

“You can see my outburst of emotion because I was really not expecting that time,” said McIntosh.

The 400 free was her first-ever world record when

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