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CBC
12-06-2025
- Sport
- CBC
McIntosh breaks 3rd world record this week at Canadian swimming trials
Summer McIntosh has just completed a record-setting swimming meet at the Canadian swimming trials. CBC Sports' Devin Heroux breaks down her performance in the pool.
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
CBC
12-06-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Watch the Day 6 preliminaries of the Canadian swimming trials from Victoria
Social Sharing Click on the video above at 12:30 p.m. ET to watch live coverage of the Day 6 preliminaries of the Canadian swimming trials from Victoria. The heats feature seven-time Olympic medallist Penny Oleksiak racing in the women's 50-metre butterfly, while two-time Olympic medallist Ilya Kharun will compete in the men's 50m butterfly. The final day of competition concludes on the heels of an historic meet for Canadian superstar Summer McIntosh, who broke three world records and set two more national marks. The Toronto native authored more history on Wednesday, breaking her own world record in the women's 400-metre individual medley. It followed world marks in the 400m freestyle and 200m IM. She also set Canadian records in the 800m freestyle and 200m butterfly. WATCH | McIntosh breaks her own 400m IM world record, 3rd world record from 2025 trials: Summer McIntosh breaks own world record in 400m individual medley at Canadian swimming trials 15 hours ago Duration 7:49 Toronto's Summer McIntosh breaks her third world record at the Canadian swimming trials in Victoria, B.C., by winning the women's 400-metre individual medley with a time of 4:23.65. She is the first swimmer to break a world record in three different individual events at one long course meet since Michael Phelps at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The last woman to break three individual world records at one long course meet was Inge de Bruijn of the Netherlands at the 2000 Sydney Games, according to Olympic historian Bill Mallon of the OlyMADMen. "I think 400 IM is the race I've come close to mastering for myself," McIntosh told CBC Sports' Devin Heroux. "Happy to go best time. I think there's still lots of room for improvement in and out of the turns. ... overall happy with the time, but I know I can go faster." Summer McIntosh lowers own world record in 400M IM for her 3rd of swimming trials | THE READY ROOM 12 hours ago Duration 10:30 On the penultimate day of the Canadian swimming trials, Summer McIntosh lowered her own world record in the 400M IM, the race she is Olympic champion in. With 5 Canadian records and 3 world records at trials, 'Summer-mania' is in full effect. Brittany MacLean Campbell and Devin Heroux break it all down on the Day 5 recap of The Ready Room. She now looks to turn the page and focus on world championships in Singapore from July 27-Aug. 3. "Now that I'm done [at trials], I can kind of chill out. I've got a double tomorrow for training," McIntosh laughed. "You really just use this as motivation and also validation for my training so far, and just to keep pushing and moving forward and working even harder from now until Singapore."
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
Washington Post
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Canadian teen Summer McIntosh shatters third world swim record in five days
VICTORIA, Canada — Canadian teen Summer McIntosh has done it again. The 18-year-old made it three world records in less than a week when she broke her own 400-meter individual medley mark on Wednesday night. McIntosh won at the Canadian swimming trials in 4 minutes, 23.65 seconds to lower her previous best in one of the sport's toughest events by 0.73 seconds.
