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Sixteen-year-old Summer McIntosh broke the world record for the 400m individual medley at the Canadian Swimming Trials on Saturday – just days after breaking the world record for the 400m freestyle.
McIntosh finished the 400m individual dash in 4:25.87, breaking the 2016 Rio Olympics mark set by Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszú with a time of 4:26.36.
The result continues the teenager’s brilliant week after breaking the 400m freestyle world record last Tuesday – beating reigning Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus’ previous record of 3:56.40, which was set last May, by 3:56.08.
Speaking after his latest triumph, McIntosh shared his emotions.
“This is the first time I’ve heard the crowd very vividly during my race,” McIntosh said, per Reuters.
“It’s amazing to have all my family and friends in the stands, cheering me on. That really helped me in the last 100 meters.”
The Canadian teenager made her Olympic debut at the age of 14 at Tokyo 2020, where she finished fourth in the 200-meter freestyle.
She won gold in the 200m Butterfly and 400m Medley at the World Championships in 2022, as well as two Commonwealth Games gold medals in the 200m and 400m Medleys.
She now trains in Florida under coach Brent Arckey with the Sarasota Sharks team.
