Ian MacNicol / Swimming CanadaMcIntosh golden again at FINA World ChampionshipsFifteen-year-old Summer McIntosh highlighted another successful day for Team Canada at the 2022 FINA World Aquatic Championships in Budapest, Hungary as she swam to gold in the women’s 400m individual medley. Summer McIntosh (Ian MacNicol / Swimming Canada)Summer McIntosh (Ian MacNicol / Swimming Canada)Summer McIntosh (Ian MacNicol / Swimming Canada)Summer McIntosh (Ian MacNicol / Swimming Canada)McIntosh, who claimed her second gold and fourth medal of the 2022 championships, narrowly beat out American Katie Grimes to set a new world junior record with a time of 4:32.04. The Tokyo 2020 Olympian was especially quick off the blocks, swimming at a world record pace through the first 200 metres. “I think I’m really lucky to be a part of Team Canada.”READ: Liendo adds 100m butterfly bronze at World Aquatics Championships; Canada wins mixed freestyle relay silverCanada is up to 11 medals overall through the first eight days of the world championships – three more than the nation’s previous high set in 2019 in Gwangju, South Korea. The world championships run through July 3, with open water swimming to follow the pool competition.

Source: CBC News June 25, 2022 18:48 UTC