By Canadian Press

Canada’s McIntosh and American Ledecky win their opening heats at swimming World Cup

Oct 28, 2022 | 8:03 AM

TORONTO — Canada’s Summer McIntosh and American Katie Ledecky won their respective heats in the women’s 400-metre freestyle on Friday morning at the FINA Swimming World Cup.

Ledecky led all swimmers with a time of three minutes 56.23 seconds. Fellow American Hali Flickinger was second in the heat in 4:03.43.

McIntosh, from Toronto, won the third and final heat in 4:01.11 to qualify for the eight-woman final in the evening.

Tessa Cieplucha of Georgetown, Ont., won the other heat in 4:14.37 but didn’t qualify.

The event continues through Sunday at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.

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Other Canadian headliners this weekend include LaSalle, Ont., native Kylie Masse, Maggie Mac Neil of London, Ont., Toronto’s Javier Acevedo and Josh Liendo, a native of Markham, Ont.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 28, 2022.

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