Swimming-Canada's McIntosh aces her 'biggest' night of world championships


Swimming - World Aquatics Championships - Women 400m Freestyle Final - World Aquatics Championships Arena, Singapore - July 27, 2025 Gold medallist Canada's Summer McIntosh celebrates on the podium after winning the final REUTERS/Edgar Su

(Reuters) -Canadian Summer McIntosh was delighted to have made it through what she described as her toughest night at the world championships with a gold medal, saying her dominant showing on Sunday boded well for the remainder of the competition.

McIntosh claimed gold in the women's 400 metres freestyle in three minutes and 56.26 seconds, nearly two seconds ahead of Chinese silver medallist Li Bingjie, with American great Katie Ledecky finishing in third place.

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