Summer McIntosh caps historic week at national trials with world junior, Canadian records in 200m freestyle
Summer McIntosh has capped off one of the most impressive swimming meets ever by setting another world junior and Canadian record at the national┬аtrials.
A night after an electrifying world record-breaking swim in the 400-metre┬аindividual medley, McIntosh powered her way to another memorable swim, this time in the 200m freestyle.
The 16-year-old phenom lowered her records with a time of 1:53.91 on Sunday night at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.
We don’t want to sound like a BROKEN RECORD, but Summer McIntosh did it again ЁЯдп<br><br>The Canadian phenom just broke another world junior and Canadian record in the 200m freestyle, clocking a new personal best time of 1:53.91<br><br>WATCH: <a href=”https://t.co/iyrrg2gsfh”>https://t.co/iyrrg2gsfh</a> <a href=”https://t.co/OdSWUyx2TC”>pic.twitter.com/OdSWUyx2TC</a>
—@CBCOlympics
In her five events this week, McIntosh broke five world junior and Canadian records,┬аincluding two world records
She started the event by breaking the 400m freestyle world record, stopping the clock in a time of 3:56.08, breaking the record held by Ariarne Titmus of Australia.
McIntosh is the first swimmer in history to hold both the 400m freestyle and 400m individual medley long course world records at the same time.
WATCH | Relive McIntosh’s 400m IM world record poolside, with her family in the stands:
Canadian Summer McIntosh broke the world record in the 400m IM at the swim trials in Toronto, her second world record of the week.
On Friday night, McIntosh set a world junior and Canadian record in the 200m butterfly.
Her time of 2:04.70 took down her previous record time (2:05.05) set earlier this month.┬а
The swimmer that has been called a once in a generation talent has certainly lived up to that billing after an unforgettable national trials.
WATCH | How McIntosh’s 400m freestyle world record swim looked from poolside:
Feel as though you are right next to Summer McIntosh as she breaks her first world record at 16 years old, at the Canadian national swimming trials.
