US EditionCanada’s McIntosh Grabs Fourth Gold to Cap Dominant World Swimming Championships
SINGAPORE, AUG 3 – Summer McIntosh set a championship record in the 400m individual medley and won four golds, contributing five of Canada's eight swimming medals at the world championships.
- On Sunday in Singapore, Summer McIntosh secured her fourth gold of the championships by winning the women's 400-metre individual medley.
- On Saturday, American swimmer Katie Ledecky claimed victory in the 800-meter freestyle, ending McIntosh's attempt to secure a fifth gold medal, with Australia's Lani Pallister taking second place.
- McIntosh earned five of Canada's eight medals in swimming, while other Canadian podium finishers included Ilya Kharun, Mary-Sophie Harvey, and the team that secured bronze in the mixed medley relay event.
- McIntosh, aged 18 from Toronto, touched in 4:25.78 to set a championship record, and Simone Leathead earned her first career world medal with silver in 20-metre high dive.
- Canada's men's 4x100 medley relay placed sixth, and the women's 4x100 medley, including McIntosh, finished fifth at the final event, highlighting Canada's strong overall performance.
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