Summer McIntosh sets world record in 400M freestyle at Canadian Swimming Trials

Summer McIntosh sets world record in 400M freestyle at Canadian Swimming Trials

Summer Mcintosh beat the other swimmers at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria by more than 13 seconds.

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