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05/16 21:40 CDT Summer McIntosh lowers her own world record in 400 IM at
Canadian Olympic trials
Summer McIntosh lowers her own world record in 400 IM at Canadian Olympic trials
TORONTO (AP) --- Summer McIntosh lowered her own world record in the 400-meter
individual medley at the Canadian Olympic trials on Thursday.
The 17-year-old touched the wall in 4 minutes, 24.38 seconds, nearly 1 1/2
seconds better than her time of 4:25.87 at last year's world championships
trials, also held at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.
McIntosh, a two-time world champion in the 400 IM, was just under world-record
pace midway through the race and picked up the tempo on the breaststroke leg to
open a two-second gap with 100 meters to go.
"I was really just focusing on having fun with the race and kind of taking it
100 meters at a time because it's a pretty mentally challenging race," said
McIntosh, who trains in Sarasota, Florida. "Whenever I get to race in front of
a big crowd, I think it really gives me a lift. Just that complete adrenaline
rush is awesome."
McIntosh won the 400 freestyle on Monday and the 200 free on Tuesday at the
trials, which run through Sunday.
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