Summer time McIntosh has set a world document within the 400m freestyle on the opening evening of the Canadian swimming trials, the 16-year-old shaved 0.32 seconds off the mark set by Australia’s Ariarne Titmus final yr.
McIntosh completed in a time of three:56.08 on the Toronto Pan Am Sports activities Heart on Tuesday evening to beat Titmus’s time of three:56.40.
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“I am not a crier however this world document, I did not suppose this was potential tonight,” McIntosh advised CBC Sports activities.
“It is completely unbelievable. I am not an emotional particular person. However I used to be hit with a lot emotion. Pure euphoria proper now.
“Over the previous few years I’ve put my life into this. To be one of the best I will be. To attain one thing like this, it was very surprising. It was by no means in my goals to do that tonight or perhaps a few years in the past. This simply blows my thoughts.”
McIntosh’s head coach Brent Arckey stated the Toronto native was “the most effective racers I’ve ever seen”.
“I am probably not certain what to say proper now. I am making an attempt to carry all of it in. However celebrating her. This can be a particular factor,” he advised CBC Sports activities.
Earlier this month, McIntosh ended American Katie Ledecky’s nine-year residence pool successful streak when she touched first within the 200m freestyle at a Professional Sequence swim meet in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
CBC sports activities journalist Devin Heroux was poolside for the Canadian trials and referred to as the evening “extraordinary”.
“Looking for the phrases to explain what occurred right here on the pool tonight,” Heroux stated.
“Summer time McIntosh is a world document holder. She’s 16 years previous. And she or he’s simply getting began of us.
“We’re nonetheless making an attempt to wrap our minds round this one.
“A as soon as in a era athlete. And a lot to eat.”
