McIntosh breezes to women's 400m IM win, but misses own world record at Canadian trials

McIntosh breezes to women's 400m IM win, but misses own world record at Canadian trials

Phenom from Toronto posts 4:27.35 time, more than 3 seconds shy of her record

Summer McIntosh was victorious again on Day 2 of Canadian swimming trials in Montreal on Monday.

The 19-year-old from Toronto won the women's 400-metre individual medley with a time of four minutes 27.35 seconds, but came up nearly four seconds shy of her own world record (4:23.65) set at last year's national trials in Victoria.

SUMMER MCINTOSH FOR THE WIN

McIntosh posts a 4:27.35 in the 400m individual medley to cruise to victory. It’s four seconds off her world record in the event.

This comes after all of the emotion of last night’s 200m butterfly world record. pic.twitter.com/8h0jdkx4yh

“I’m not super happy with the time. I’ll have to look back on my splits to see how off I was on each split," McIntosh told CBC Sports.

"I felt pretty strong throughout the race, but if you’re a little bit off on one of the splits it can kind of feed into the other things. So, [I'm] hoping to figure out what went wrong and shape up for Pan [Pacific Swimming Championships]."

Ella Jansen, of Burlington, Ont., finished second with a time of 4:38.17, while Trois-Rivieres, Que., native Mary-Sophie Harvey rounded out the podium at 4:43.26.

On Sunday, McIntosh set the tone by taking down the elusive women's 200m butterfly world record.

In conversation with Summer McIntosh after her 400m individual medley victory.

Michael Phelps posted about McIntosh’s world record last night — which caught her attention.

And then she went and watched Love Island. pic.twitter.com/sowVRzAoZA

It was the longest standing women’s world record, from the supersuit era of 2009.

“I don’t think I’ve ever absorbed any world record or Olympic medal I’ve got, but I think that’s for the best," McIntosh told CBC Sports.

“But, of course, I went on my phone last night to Instagram and I saw Michael Phelps posted on his story, which was really cool. He’s my main inspiration, always, so that was a really special moment to see."

Summer McIntosh breaks women’s 200m butterfly world record at Canadian swim trials

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McIntosh added that she opted for a low-key evening following the conclusion of her world-record-setting opening night of trials.

"I just try to chill out. I mean, I went home and I watched Love Island, so that was the other highlight of my night," she said.

McIntosh also holds the world records in the 200 IM and 400 freestyle.

The teen phenom won four medals — including three gold — at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She's aiming for five gold medals at the Los Angeles Games in 2028.

Wigginton breaks Canadian record

On the men's side, Lorne Wigginton took down an 18-year-old national record in the 400m IM after posting a time of 4:11.32.

The 20-year-old from Calgary overtook Brian Johns's previous mark (4:11.41), set at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

BOOM 💥

CANADIAN RECORD

Lorne Wigginton takes down an 18-year-old 400m individual medley record with a time of 4:11.32. Brian Johns set the previous record at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in a time of 4:11.41. Spectacular stuff from Lorne. pic.twitter.com/bcZy9WbPAy

Taylor Ruck, a 26-year-old from Kelowna, won the women's 100m freestyle in a time of 53.06.

The victory followed her win in the 100m backstroke on opening night of trials on Sunday.

Ruck is a four-time Olympic medallist and competed in the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.

With files from The Canadian Press