By Canadian Press

Toronto’s McIntosh sets another world record at short-course swimming championships

Dec 14, 2024 | 2:16 PM

BUDAPEST — Summer McIntosh has set yet another world record.

The Toronto native won gold in the women’s 400-metre medley at the World Short Course Swimming Championship on Saturday.

She finished in four minutes, 15.48 seconds, nearly five seconds ahead of the next swimmer.

It is McIntosh’s third gold medal and the third record she has set at the World Short Course Swimming Championship.

Katie Grimes of the United States earned silver (4:20.14) and Great Britain’s Abbie Wood (4:24.34) earned bronze.

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Mary-Sophie Harvey of Trois-Rivières, Que., finished fourth in 4:26.09.

The 18-year-old McIntosh smashed the previous mark of 4:18.94 set by Spain’s Mireia Belmonte in August 2017.

Harvey anchored Canada’s mixed 4x100m medley relay team as it earned bronze. She touched the wall in 3:31.97 to earn a third-place finish with Calgary’s Ingrid Wilm, Montreal’s Ilya Kharun, and Finlay Knox of Okotoks, Alta.

The Neutral Athletes B team (3:30.47) won gold, while the United States (3:30.55) took silver.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 14, 2024.

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