Swimming-Canadian teen McIntosh shatters 400 metres freestyle record

FILE PHOTO: Aug 23, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Multiple gold medal winning Canadian Olympian Summer McIntosh poses with her Olympic medals at the Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports/File photo

(Reuters) -Canadian three-times Olympic champion Summer McIntosh set a world record in the women's 400 metres freestyle at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria, British Columbia, on Saturday.

The 18-year-old clocked 3:54.18 to better Australian Ariarne Titmus' mark of 3:55.38 set at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.