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

By Canadian Press on June 7, 2025.

VICTORIA — 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. It took multiple seconds after McIntosh finished for any other competitors to enter the frame.

The 18-year-old McIntosh is a three-time Olympic champion, four-time World Aquatics champion, and two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist. She will swim in Sunday’s 800-metre freestyle event on Sunday and will be attempting to beat American Katie Ledecky’s 800-metre world record.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 7, 2025.

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