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Kuwait Times
15-06-2025
- Sport
- Kuwait Times
Canada's McIntosh breaks 400m medley world record
Summer McIntosh MONTREAL: Summer McIntosh bagged her third world record in days on Wednesday, clocking 4min 23.65sec to better her own 400 medley record at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria. The 18-year-old Canadian prodigy, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, laid down another impressive marker ahead of next month's World Championships in Singapore with a dominant performance. McIntosh's blistering time beat her old mark of 4:24.38 set in Toronto in May last year at the Canadian Olympic trials. McIntosh's assault on her own world record got off to a smooth start, with the teenager completing the opening butterfly leg in world record pace. She was more than a second ahead of the world record at the halfway stage, and although that margin dropped to one-tenth of a second after the breaststroke, she produced an electrifying freestyle down the stretch to complete a scintillating performance. "Going into tonight, I knew I could do something really special because this has probably been the best meet of my career," McIntosh said afterwards in a pool deck interview. "World records are made to be broken. So by the time I leave this sport, I want to make sure that that record is as fast as possible. "That really keeps me going, because I know there's always going to be the next generation of kids growing up, and they're going to be chasing the record. So I've gotta give them my best effort to see how long it can stand." Wednesday's record-breaking display was the latest entry to an impressive catalogue of performances she has produced this week in British Columbia. On Saturday, she smashed the women's 400m freestyle record, slicing more than a second off Australian star Ariarne Titmus's world best from 2023. She then clocked the third fastest 800m freestyle in history on Sunday, before diving back into the pool on Monday to obliterate Hungarian great Katinka Hosszu's decade-old 200m medley world record. McIntosh, who gold medals in the 200m butterfly, 200m medley and 400m medley at last year's Paris Olympics, will now head to next month's worlds aiming to add to her collection of four world championship gold medals.- AFP
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Summer McIntosh breaks third world record in 5 days, matches Michael Phelps' feat
Three-time Olympic champion Summer McIntosh can't be slowed down at the 2025 Canadian Swimming Trials. The 18-year-old Toronto native set her third world record in five days while swimming the 400-meter individual medley in 4:23.65 on Wednesday. It beat her previous record of 4:24.38 set at the 2024 Canadian Olympic Trials. Advertisement '(The) 400 IM is the race I've come close to mastering for myself,' McIntosh told CBC. 'So going into tonight, I knew it would take an extra little push if I wanted to lower, or, go a best time I'd like to say, since I hold the world record. … I mean, overall, happy with the time, but I know I can go faster. The faster I swim, the happier I am.' Earlier in the trials, McIntosh began her streak by setting a record in the 400-meter freestyle on Saturday and in the 200-meter individual medley on Monday. She finished the 400m freestyle in 3:54.18, winning by more than 13 seconds. McIntosh took more than a second off the previous record of 3:55.38 set by Ariarne Titmus of Australia in 2023. Two days later, McIntosh swam the 200m medley in 2:05.70 and broke the record of 2:06.12 set by Katinka Hosszú of Hungary in 2015. With her impressive time, McIntosh became the first female swimmer to finish the event under 2:06. Her performance at this year's trials in Victoria, British Columbia, put McIntosh in elite company with Michael Phelps, who was the last person to break a world record in three individual events at one meet, doing so at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Additionally, McIntosh had her record-setting week at the Saanich Commonwealth Place pool, the same venue where Phelps set three world records at the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships. Advertisement Phelps competed in five Olympic Games (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016) and racked up 23 gold medals, three silvers and two bronzes while dominating everyone else in the pool. McIntosh already has three Olympic golds and one silver after competing for Canada in the 2024 Paris Games. She also participated in the 2020 Tokyo Games in 2021 at age 14, making her the youngest member of the Canadian team. McIntosh did not medal in Tokyo. The swimming sensation turns 19 on Aug. 18, and at such a young age, she could potentially compete in three more Olympic Games and match Phelps' five. McIntosh now turns her attention to training for the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore from July 11 to Aug. 3. Advertisement This article originally appeared in The Athletic. Olympics, Women's Olympics 2025 The Athletic Media Company
The Sun
13-06-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Summer McIntosh Breaks 3rd World Record at Canadian Trials
SUMMER MCINTOSH bagged her third world record in days on Wednesday, clocking 4min 23.65sec to better her own 400 medley record at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria. The 18-year-old Canadian prodigy, a three-time Olympic gold medallist, laid down another impressive marker ahead of next month's World Championships in Singapore with a dominant performance. McIntosh's blistering time beat her old mark of 4:24.38 set in Toronto in May last year at the Canadian Olympic trials. McIntosh's assault on her own world record got off to a smooth start, with the teenager completing the opening butterfly leg in world record pace. She was more than a second ahead of the world record at the halfway stage, and although that margin dropped to one-tenth of a second after the breaststroke, she produced an electrifying freestyle down the stretch to complete a scintillating performance. 'Going into tonight, I knew I could do something really special because this has probably been the best meet of my career,' McIntosh said afterwards in a pool deck interview. 'World records are made to be broken. So by the time I leave this sport, I want to make sure that that record is as fast as possible. 'That really keeps me going, because I know there's always going to be the next generation of kids growing up, and they're going to be chasing the record. So I've gotta give them my best effort to see how long it can stand.' Wednesday's record-breaking display was the latest entry to an impressive catalogue of performances she has produced this week in British Columbia. On Saturday, she smashed the women's 400m freestyle record, slicing more than a second off Australian star Ariarne Titmus's world best from 2023. She then clocked the third fastest 800m freestyle in history on Sunday, before diving back into the pool on Monday to obliterate Hungarian great Katinka Hosszu's decade-old 200m medley world record. McIntosh, who gold medals in the 200m butterfly, 200m medley and 400m medley at last year's Paris Olympics, will now head to next month's worlds aiming to add to her collection of four world championship gold medals.
The Province
12-06-2025
- Sport
- The Province
How Canada's record-smashing Summer McIntosh is chasing the legend of Michael Phelps
'World records are made to be broken, so by the time I leave the sport I want to make sure that record is was fast as possible.' Summer McIntosh competes at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria on June 9, 2025. Photo by Courtesy Swimming Canada/Scott Grant / The Canadian Press Summer McIntosh's first connection with the greatest swimmer of all time, cute and contrived as it was at the time, came when she was earlier in her teens and named her pet cat Mikey after the unparalleled swimming star, Michael Phelps. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. 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Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Now the comparisons are growing stronger and more tangible. After a record-setting week at the Canadian Trials in Victoria, B.C., there is now no doubt that the Etobicoke swimmer is the rising star of her sport. And here's where the links to the great Phelps, the American legend, get crazy. McIntosh, the three-time gold-medal winner at last summer's Paris Olympics, shattered three world records at the Commonwealth pool in an historic effort to prepare for this summer's world championship in Singapore. Those powerful performances made her the first swimmer to claim three individual marks since Phelps did it in his tour de force 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he won eight golds. As an 18-year-old, you'd certainly expect that McIntosh's best years are ahead of her. And, as much as Phelps' record 23 Olympic golds seem out of reach, the links between the two elite athletes are about to get stronger. After the worlds in Singapore, McIntosh will move to Texas to train with Bob Bowman, who coached Phelps to all the success during his glorious career. Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. And, with that, her relentless pursuit of medals and records could take another huge step forward. 'World records are made to be broken, so by the time I leave the sport I want to make sure that record is was fast as possible,' McIntosh said in a pool-side interview broadcast to the crowd in Victoria. 'That really keeps me going because I know there's always going to be the next generation of kids growing up and they're going to be chasing the record.' The latest world record came on Wednesday in her final event at the Trials when she eclipsed her own mark in the 400-metre individual medley in a time of 4:23.65. That clocking trimmed .73 off the record she had set at last year's Olympic trials for a race she would claim gold in during the Paris Games. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. WORLD RECORD #3 💥 Summer McIntosh just shattered her own world record in 4:23.65 — rewriting history again at the Bell Canadian Swimming Trials. Yup, that's THREE world records in one week. 🇨🇦 — Team Canada (@TeamCanada) June 12, 2025 Earlier in the meet, McIntosh won the 200 IM in 2:05.70, dropping the record of 2:06.12 by Hungary's Katinka Hosszu that had been in place for nearly 10 years. The first record came in her opening race of the meet, a 3:54.18 clocking in the 400-metre freestyle. Some observers will suggest that a near miss was one of her boldest wins, however. McIntosh's winning time in the 200-metre butterfly on Tuesday was just .45 seconds off a record set by China's Liu Zige in 2009, one of the longest-standing markers in the sport. Her performance at the Trials validates a stellar year of training for McIntosh as she transitions into a new phase of her career. After parting ways with coach Brent Arckey in Sarasota, Fla., earlier in the year, she shifted to France where she has worked under renowned coach Fred Vergnoux to prepare for a big a summer competitive summer ahead. During that stint, McIntosh spent three weeks doing altitude training in the Pyrenees Mountains to further strengthen her endurance. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Following the worlds next month in Singapore, McIntosh will join the pro group under Bowman that already includes stars such as Leon Marchand of France and Americans Regan Smith and Simone Manuel. Read More Meanwhile, McIntosh's stellar week in Victoria makes one wonder if her phenomenal success in Paris was in fact a touch underrated. The shallow pool at La Defense Arena became a mild controversy throughout the Olympic meet for the tardy times the waters yielded there and the dearth of world records to fall. Swimming in the faster waters of the Commonwealth pool in B.C. has allowed McIntosh to unleash her speed and have it backed up on the timer. There surely are other factors as well, including some natural physical maturation after another year of growth. The work in the Pyrenees can't be discounted either, as McIntosh landed in Victoria ready for a series of huge performances. 'Going into tonight, I knew I could do something really special because this has probably been the best meet of my career,' McIntosh said on Wednesday. Special, indeed. In fact, McIntosh's extraordinary week in Victoria was one of the more accomplished stretches a Canadian athlete has ever unleashed. Vancouver Canucks Local News News Crime Vancouver Whitecaps
Toronto Sun
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Toronto Sun
How Canada's record-smashing Summer McIntosh is chasing the legend of Michael Phelps
'World records are made to be broken, so by the time I leave the sport I want to make sure that record is was fast as possible.' Get the latest from Rob Longley straight to your inbox Summer McIntosh competes at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria on June 9, 2025. Photo by Courtesy Swimming Canada/Scott Grant / The Canadian Press Summer McIntosh's first connection with the greatest swimmer of all time, cute and contrived as it was at the time, came when she was earlier in her teens and named her pet cat Mikey after the unparalleled swimming star, Michael Phelps. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Now the comparisons are growing stronger and more tangible. After a record-setting week at the Canadian Trials in Victoria, B.C., there is now no doubt that the Etobicoke swimmer is the rising star of her sport. And here's where the links to the great Phelps, the American legend, get crazy. McIntosh, the three-time gold-medal winner at last summer's Paris Olympics, shattered three world records at the Commonwealth pool in an historic effort to prepare for this summer's world championship in Singapore. Those powerful performances made her the first swimmer to claim three individual marks since Phelps did it in his tour de force 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he won eight golds. As an 18-year-old, you'd certainly expect that McIntosh's best years are ahead of her. And, as much as Phelps' record 23 Olympic golds seem out of reach, the links between the two elite athletes are about to get stronger. After the worlds in Singapore, McIntosh will move to Texas to train with Bob Bowman, who coached Phelps to all the success during his glorious career. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. And, with that, her relentless pursuit of medals and records could take another huge step forward. 'World records are made to be broken, so by the time I leave the sport I want to make sure that record is was fast as possible,' McIntosh said in a pool-side interview broadcast to the crowd in Victoria. 'That really keeps me going because I know there's always going to be the next generation of kids growing up and they're going to be chasing the record.' The latest world record came on Wednesday in her final event at the Trials when she eclipsed her own mark in the 400-metre individual medley in a time of 4:23.65. That clocking trimmed .73 off the record she had set at last year's Olympic trials for a race she would claim gold in during the Paris Games. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. WORLD RECORD #3 💥 Summer McIntosh just shattered her own world record in 4:23.65 — rewriting history again at the Bell Canadian Swimming Trials. Yup, that's THREE world records in one week. 🇨🇦 — Team Canada (@TeamCanada) June 12, 2025 Earlier in the meet, McIntosh won the 200 IM in 2:05.70, dropping the record of 2:06.12 by Hungary's Katinka Hosszu that had been in place for nearly 10 years. The first record came in her opening race of the meet, a 3:54.18 clocking in the 400-metre freestyle. Some observers will suggest that a near miss was one of her boldest wins, however. McIntosh's winning time in the 200-metre butterfly on Tuesday was just .45 seconds off a record set by China's Liu Zige in 2009, one of the longest-standing markers in the sport. Her performance at the Trials validates a stellar year of training for McIntosh as she transitions into a new phase of her career. After parting ways with coach Brent Arckey in Sarasota, Fla., earlier in the year, she shifted to France where she has worked under renowned coach Fred Vergnoux to prepare for a big a summer competitive summer ahead. During that stint, McIntosh spent three weeks doing altitude training in the Pyrenees Mountains to further strengthen her endurance. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Following the worlds next month in Singapore, McIntosh will join the pro group under Bowman that already includes stars such as Leon Marchand of France and Americans Regan Smith and Simone Manuel. Read More Meanwhile, McIntosh's stellar week in Victoria makes one wonder if her phenomenal success in Paris was in fact a touch underrated. The shallow pool at La Defense Arena became a mild controversy throughout the Olympic meet for the tardy times the waters yielded there and the dearth of world records to fall. Swimming in the faster waters of the Commonwealth pool in B.C. has allowed McIntosh to unleash her speed and have it backed up on the timer. There surely are other factors as well, including some natural physical maturation after another year of growth. The work in the Pyrenees can't be discounted either, as McIntosh landed in Victoria ready for a series of huge performances. 'Going into tonight, I knew I could do something really special because this has probably been the best meet of my career,' McIntosh said on Wednesday. Special, indeed. In fact, McIntosh's extraordinary week in Victoria was one of the more accomplished stretches a Canadian athlete has ever unleashed. Celebrity World World Sunshine Girls Sunshine Girls
