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Kuwait Times
6 days ago
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- 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
Straits Times
14-06-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Canada's teen sensation Summer McIntosh looking ahead to worlds after record week
Gold medallist Summer McIntosh of Canada celebrates as shes poses with her medal after winning the women's 200m individual medley. PHOTO: REUTERS TORONTO – A day after Canadian sensation Summer McIntosh completed one of the greatest weeks in swimming history with a hat-trick of world records, the Toronto teenager was already looking ahead to what comes next. McIntosh became the first swimmer to break three different individual long-course world records in one meet since American Michael Phelps at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, when she achieved the feat at this week's Canadian swimming trials. The 18-year-old, who headlines Canada's 28-member team named on June 12 for the World Championships in Singapore in July, believes she can go even faster. 'I can go over with my coach and see where to make improvements and really just use this as motivation and validation for my training so far,' McIntosh said. 'Just keep pushing and moving forward and work even harder.' In a stunning statement ahead of the worlds, the triple Olympic champion continued her record-breaking over a glorious five days in Victoria, shattering world marks in the 400 metres freestyle plus the 200m and 400m individual medleys. In addition to her three world records, she set five Canadian marks, came within two seconds of Katie Ledecky's 800m freestyle world record set in May and clocked the fastest 200m butterfly time since super suits were banned in 2010. Moments after completing her hat-trick with the 400m IM on June 11, she made a beeline for fellow Canadian swimming great Penny Oleksiak, who once described McIntosh as 'all gas, no brakes'. Oleksiak, Canada's most decorated Olympian with seven medals, lifted McIntosh off her feet in a huge embrace. Then, as she had done all week, McIntosh gave her gold medal away to an awestruck young fan in the stands. She did not compete on the last day of the meet on June 12, withdrawing from the 200m freestyle. Instead, she posed for photos and chatted with the large gathering of fans outside Saanich Commonwealth Place. 'What a week Victoria! Had so much fun in the pool this week,' McIntosh wrote on Instagram. The swimmer, who raced at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 as a 14-year-old, credited coach Fred Vergnoux – with whom she has been training in Antibes, France since January – for 'the best meet of my career'. '(Vergnoux) has been absolutely amazing throughout this whole journey these past few months,' McIntosh told the CBC. 'He's really taken me to the next level in the sport and pushed me farther. I've gone way faster than I ever could have imagined. 'So props to him, he's done absolutely amazing with me. And we've only known each other for so long, so I feel that connection so quickly.' McIntosh's mother Jill Horstead swam for Canada at the 1984 Olympics while her 20-year-old sister Brooke competed for Canada in pairs figure skating before switching allegiance to Spain, winning the Spanish national championships with partner Marco Zandron. They recently split. McIntosh is expected to compete in five individual events at the World Championships, which begin on July 14 with open water events before shifting to the pool on July 26. She could continue her assault on the record books, as Phelps is the only swimmer to win five gold medals in a single worlds (2007). McIntosh then plans to move to Austin, Texas to work with Bob Bowman, Phelps' coach for his entire career. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
RNZ News
13-06-2025
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- RNZ News
Canada's teen swimming sensation Summer McIntosh looks ahead to worlds after record week
Swimmer Summer Mcintosh has turned heads with a bevy of successful swims and records set this week (File photo, from the 2024 Paris Olympics). Photo: MANAN VATSYAYANA A day after Canadian sensation Summer McIntosh completed one of the greatest weeks in swimming history with a hat-trick of world records, the Toronto teenager was already looking ahead to what comes next. McIntosh became the first swimmer to break three different individual long-course world records in one meet since American Michael Phelps at the 2008 Beijing Olympics when she achieved the feat at this week's Canadian swimming trials. The 18-year-old, who headlines Canada's 28-member team named for next month's World Championships in Singapore, believes she can go even faster. "I can go over with my coach and see where to make improvements and really just use this as motivation and validation for my training so far," McIntosh said. "Just keep pushing and moving forward and work even harder." In a stunning statement ahead of the worlds, the triple Olympic champion continued her record-breaking over a glorious five days in Victoria, shattering world marks in the 400 metres freestyle plus the 200m and 400m individual medleys. In addition to her three world records, she set five Canadian marks, came within two seconds of Katie Ledecky's 800m freestyle world record set last month and clocked the fastest 200m butterfly time since super suits were banned in 2010. Moments after completing her hat-trick with the 400m individual medley on Wednesday, she made a beeline for fellow Canadian swimming great Penny Oleksiak, who once described McIntosh as "all gas, no brakes." Oleksiak, Canada's most decorated Olympian with seven medals, lifted McIntosh off her feet in a huge embrace. (File photo) Summer McIntosh competing in the women's 200m individual medley final at the TYR Pro Swim Series Westmont, in March, in Illinois. Photo: MICHAEL REAVES Then, as she had done all week, McIntosh gave her gold medal away to an awestruck young fan in the stands. McIntosh did not compete on the last day of the meet on Thursday, withdrawing from the 200m freestyle. Instead, she posed for photos and chatted with the large gathering of fans outside the Saanich Commonwealth Place recreation centre. "What a week Victoria! Had so much fun in the pool this week," McIntosh wrote on Instagram. The swimmer, who raced at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 as a 14-year-old, credited coach Fred Vergnoux - with whom she has been training in Antibes, France, since January - for "the best meet of my career." "(Vergnoux) has been absolutely amazing throughout this whole journey these past few months," McIntosh told the CBC. "He's really taken me to the next level in the sport and pushed me farther. I've gone way faster than I ever could have imagined. "So props to him, he's done absolutely amazing with me. And we've only known each other for so long, so I feel that connection so quickly." McIntosh's mother Jill Horstead swam for Canada at the 1984 Olympics while her 20-year-old sister Brooke competed for Canada in pairs figure skating before switching allegiance to Spain, winning the Spanish national championships with partner Marco Zandron. They recently split. Summer McIntosh is expected to compete in five individual events at the World Championships, which begin on 14 July with open water events before shifting to the pool on 26 July. She could continue her assault on the record books, as Phelps is the only swimmer to win five gold medals in a single worlds (2007). McIntosh then plans to move to Austin, Texas, to work with Bob Bowman, Phelps' coach for his entire career. - Reuters
CBC
13-06-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Summer McIntosh on what's next after record-breaking week at Canadian swim trials
CBC Sports' Devin Heroux sat down with Summer McIntosh after she set three world records and five national records at the Canadian swim trials in Victoria, B.C.
CTV News
13-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
‘Loss for words': Toronto's Summer McIntosh reflects on setting her third world record in five days
The 18-year-old Canadian Olympian tells CTV News that the feeling is 'surreal' and she's 'training hard every single day.' Canadian Olympic champion and Toronto's own Summer McIntosh has once again broken her own world record — marking history three times in just five days. On Wednesday night, at the Bell Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria, B.C., the 18-year-old swam the 400-metre individual medley in a time of 4:23.65, eclipsing her previous world-best time of 4:24.38 set just last year at the previous Olympic trials. It marks the third time this week McIntosh has rewritten the history books and the fifth time she's reset a national record. She'll now shift her focus to the world championships in Singapore coming next month. 'I think I'm at a loss for words. I don't think it's fully sunken in yet,' McIntosh told CTV News Channel Thursday night. 'I just try to really focus in on each race individually and not kind of think about what I was doing too much.' McIntosh opened the week with a world record in the 400m freestyle on Saturday, followed by another in the 200m individual medley on Monday. Summer McIntosh Summer McIntosh competes at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria on Monday, June 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Courtesy Swimming Canada/Scott Grant *MANDATORY CREDIT* (Scott Grant/The Canadian Press) She also broke her own Canadian record in the 800m freestyle on Sunday, clocking in at 8:05.07 — nearly five seconds faster than her previous best — and again in the 200m butterfly on Tuesday, swimming 2:02.26, the second-fastest time ever recorded in the event. 'Being able to see all my training come into fruition is so validating, and it really keeps me going and pushing forward for sure,' she said. The world championships in Singapore are set to begin July 27. It will be her first major international competition since her breakout performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she won three gold medals and one silver — becoming the first Canadian to win three Olympic golds at a single Games. 'I'm forever chasing that feeling of adrenaline and pure bliss and happiness,' McIntosh said. 'It definitely never gets old. The more I set, the more I want to break.' McIntosh will also soon begin a new chapter in her training. Her agent confirmed last month that she'll be working with Bob Bowman — the former coach of 23-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Phelps — later this summer. She previously trained in Florida under Brent Arckey with the Sarasota Sharks. 'After the Olympics, I took a few weeks off, which was really nice,' McIntosh said. 'Coming into the season I had really big goals, bigger than I did even for the Olympics. So it was all business once I got back to the pool.' Summer McIntosh CP Female Athlete of the Year Canada's Summer McIntosh, of Toronto, celebrates with her gold medal won in the 200m women's individual medley final during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, in Nanterre, France, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press) 'Lots of mental preparation has gone into this,' she added. 'But I think trials is a little bit less pressure, just because it's a home meet. I can always feed off the energy of the crowd.' And for her trip to Singapore? 'I'm super excited to go.' With files from The Canadian Press...
