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Sixteen-year-old Summer McIntosh broke the 400-metre individual medley world record at the Canadian Swimming Trials on Saturday – just days after breaking the 400-metre freestyle world record.
McIntosh completed the 400 m individual medley in a time of 4:25.87, breaking the mark set by Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu at the 2016 Rio Olympics with a time of 4:26.36.
The result continues the teenager’s stellar week after breaking the 400m freestyle world record last Tuesday – breaking defending Olympic champion Arianne Titmus’ previous record of 3:56.40, set last May in a time of 3:56.08.
Speaking after his latest win, McIntosh shared his feelings.
According to Reuters, McIntosh said, “This is the first time I heard the crowd clearly during my race.”
“It was amazing to have all my family and friends in the stands cheering me on. It helped me a lot in the last 100 metres.”
The Canadian teenager made her Olympic debut at the age of 14 at Tokyo 2020, where she finished fourth in the 200m freestyle.
She won gold in the 200m butterfly and 400m medley at the World Championships in 2022, as well as two gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in the 200m and 400m medley.
She now trains with the Sarasota Sharks team in Florida under coach Brent Archey.
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