Canada’s Summer McIntosh, 15, wins 2nd gold medal at world aquatics

Summer time McIntosh of Kelowna, B.C., capped a sensational week of swimming on Saturday, turning into the primary Canadian with two victories and 4 medals at a single world championship.

The 15-year-old lowered her junior report time to 4 minutes 32.04 seconds within the ladies’s 400-metre particular person medley on Saturday in Budapest, Hungary. Earlier this week, she additionally set world junior marks within the 200 butterfly (gold) and 400 freelstyle (silver) whereas incomes freestyle relay bronze within the 200.

‘”It is a dream come true,” McIntosh gushed to the group within the publish swim on-deck interview. At 15 years 311 days, she is the second-youngest winner of the ladies’s 400 IM behind Tracy Caulkins of america, who was 15 years 224 days in her 1978 win in West Berlin.

McIntosh took the lead early in Saturday’s race and waged a battle with American Katie Grimes, who touched the wall in 4:32.67 for her second silver of those worlds after inserting second within the 1,500. Teammate Emma Weyant, the 2020 Olympic silver medallist, earned bronze in 4:36.00.

“It is actually cool to race somebody like Katie as she is round my age and he or she’s a very powerful competitor,” mentioned McIntosh, who clocked 4:34.86 on April 9 at Canadian trials. “So I am wanting ahead to racing her and maintain pushing myself.”

WATCH | McIntosh holds off American Katie Grimes for 4th world medal:

Canadian Summer time McIntosh wins 400m medley at swimming worlds

The 15-year-old edged American Katie Grimes by 0.63 seconds on the FINA World Championships in Budapest.

Katinka Hosszu of Hungary had her streak of consecutive world titles within the 400 medley halted at 4 as she completed fourth in 4:37.89. The 33-year-old has received the race 5 occasions in her final seven appearances at worlds and nonetheless holds the world report of 4:26.36 and 4:29.33 championship mark from 2016 and 2017, respectively.

Canada’s ladies wrapped up the competitors with bronze within the 100 medley relay, matching their outcome from 2019 worlds.

Kylie Masse, Rachel Nicol, Maggie Mac Neil and anchor Penny Oleksiak stopped the clock in 3:55.01, behind the People (3:53.78) and Australia (3:54.25). It was Nicol’s first world medal whereas Oleksiak broke a tie with Masse together with her ninth profession medal on the occasion, all within the relay.

“‘It is apparent at this level I would not be right here with out the group, so it feels bizarre to say that title by myself,” Oleksiak instructed Swimming Canada of her success. ”I really feel actually fortunate to be a part of Group Canada.”

WATCH | Oleksiak units Canadian report for many medals at aquatics worlds:

Penny Oleksiak units Canadian report for many medals at aquatics world championships

The 22-year-old from Toronto, Ont., turns into probably the most adorned Canadian swimmer on the aquatics world championships after successful bronze within the 4x100m medley relay.

Three years in the past, Sydney Pickrem, Masse, Mac Neil and Oleksiak posted a time of three:53.58 in Gwangju, South Korea.

Saturday’s relay bronze was the nationwide record-extending eleventh medal — three gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze — for Canada at these worlds after it surpassed the mark of eight at a single world championships from 2019 on Friday.

McIntosh solely led Grimes by 9-100ths of a second via 50 metres however was 62-100ths forward halfway via the backstroke leg and below world-record tempo via 200 metres, in entrance by 1.33 seconds.

WATCH | McIntosh captures gold in 400m IM:

Summer time McIntosh wins gold in 400m particular person medley

15-year-old Summer time McIntosh set a brand new world junior report within the 400m particular person medley to win gold on the 2022 FINA world championships in Budapest.

3 top-10 finishes in Olympic debut

Hosszu gained floor within the breaststroke and moved into third spot on the 250-metre mark, with McIntosh holding a 2.15-second benefit over Grimes. However Weyant overtook Hosszu for bronze place via 300 metres and stayed there whereas Grimes closed to inside 98-100ths of McIntosh with 50 metres remaining.

Final summer season, a 14-year-old McIntosh was the youngest member of the Canadian Olympic group in Tokyo however actually did not present her age on the world’s grandest athletic stage.

WATCH | McIntosh swims to world silver in 400m freestyle:

Summer time McIntosh earns silver in 400m freestyle at world aquatics championships

The Toronto native completed with a time of three:59.39 for the 2nd-place end on the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

She positioned fourth within the 400 free, at that time decreasing the Canadian report twice. She was ninth within the 200 free and eleventh within the 800 free, setting a nationwide age group report. McIntosh was additionally a part of the 200 relay squad that completed fourth in nationwide report time, whereas her opening-leg swim broke the Canadian age group report.

At nationwide trials two months in the past in Victoria, McIntosh turned heads by successful 4 occasions and swimming the 400 free within the third-fastest time this yr.

WATCH | McIntosh wins world 200m butterfly semifinal in junior report time:

Toronto teen Summer time McIntosh units world jr. report to qualify for world 200m butterfly last

15-year-old Summer time McIntosh swam the quickest qualifying time, and set a world junior report within the ladies’s 200 metre butterfly semifinals, to advance to the ultimate on the 2022 FINA world championships in Budapest.

Within the ladies’s medley relay, the People have been favoured for gold whereas the Swedish foursome of Hanna Rosvall, Sophie Hansson, Louise Hansson and Sarah Sjoestroem have been the quickest in qualifying in 3:56.77.

Masse, who fell wanting the 200 backstroke podium on Friday in her bid for a 3rd medal in Hungary, acquired the Canadians off to a fast begin with the second-fastest response time at 0.54 and led Regan Smith of the U.S. for prime spot via 50 metres and by 1-One hundredth on the finish of the leg.

Nichol took over in backstroke and fell off the tempo, trailing the People 1.27 seconds. Mac Neil fell behind by 1.51 midway via the butterfly and by 1.40 when anchor Penny Oleksiak entered the pool for the free.

Trademark ending kick

Canada’s most adorned Olympian ever was unable to shut the hole within the first half of her leg however managed to attract nearer close to the wall and completed 1.23 seconds off the successful time.

WATCH | Canada reaches podium in ladies’s medley relay:

Canadian ladies take bronze in 4x100m medley at swimming worlds

Kylie Masse, Rachel Nichol, Maggie MacNeil and Penny Oleksiak claimed third place on the FINA World Championships in Budapest.

Masse, who received gold within the 50 backstroke and silver within the 100 earlier this week, is tied for second with Ryan Cochrane with eight profession medals.

“It is all the time particular to be a part of a relay group,” mentioned Masse, based mostly at HPC-Ontario. “It is good to be doing it extra than simply your self and that all the time pushes me.”

The American quartet of Lilly King, Torri Huske, Claire Curzan and Smith proved too sturdy for the remainder of the sphere.

“We take loads of pleasure in that relay and actually needed to place in a very good time and get that gold again from final summer season [ at the Olympics]. We got here out and did that, and it was an ideal race,” mentioned Curzan, who anchored the U.S. dwelling.

On Friday, the 22-year-old Oleksiak supplied her trademark ending kick within the blended 100 relay, overtaking Curzan to push Canada to a silver medal with a nationwide report time of three:20.61. All eight of her medals (two silver, six bronze) have come within the relay.

WATCH | Oleksiak anchors Canada to blended relay silver medal:

Silver in 4x100m freestyle provides Canada a nationwide report ninth medal at swim worlds

Penny Oleksiak, Kayla Sanchez, Javier Acevedo and Josh Liendo swam to a silver medal within the 4×100-metre blended freestyle relay, giving Canada its ninth medal (two gold, 4 silver, three bronze) on the 2022 FINA world championships in Budapest. Canada’s earlier report of eight medals (two gold, six bronze) was set on the 2019 worlds.

Oleksiak was fourth within the ladies’s 100 freestyle on Thursday, reaching the end an agonizing 6-100ths behind bronze medallist Huske. The Toronto native received gold within the occasion on the 2016 Rio Olympics and positioned fourth final summer season in Tokyo.

WATCH | Oleksiak narrowly misses bronze in 100m freestyle:

Penny Oleksiak misses the world championship podium by 0.06 seconds

Toronto’s Penny Oleksiak fell 0.06 seconds wanting touchdown on the rostrum within the ladies’s 100 metre freestyle last, ending in fourth place with a time of 52.98 seconds. Australian Mollie O’Callaghan received, forward of Sarah Sjoestroem of Sweden and American Torri Huske. Toronto’s Kayla Sanchez completed in sixth place.

Mollie O’Callaghan received Thursday’s competitors earlier than anchoring the Australian medley relay group to silver two days later.

Within the males’s 4×100 medley relay, Canada’s Javier Acevedo, James Dergousoff, Joshua Liendo and Ruslan Gaziev swam to eleventh within the preliminaries in 3:35.62.

Liendo led all Canadian males this week with bronze within the 100 free and 100 fly and silver within the blended 100 free relay.

WATCH | Liendo bursts to bronze in 100m butterfly:

Josh Liendo claims 100m bronze for his 2nd medal at FINA world championships

Josh Liendo of Markham, Ont., received bronze within the males’s 100-metre butterfly on the FINA world championships in Budapest on Friday, simply two days after capturing his first profession world championship medal by taking bronze within the 100-metre freestyle.

American Ress awarded backstroke gold after evaluate

Justin Ress of america received gold within the 50 backstroke in dramatic circumstances after officers overturned his preliminary disqualification following a prolonged evaluate.

Victory was earlier awarded to compatriot Hunter Armstrong after it was dominated that no a part of Ress’s physique was above the water as he reached first for the wall.

Ress, who had set the tempo within the heats and the semifinals, was later reinstated because the winner and the medal ceremony held once more, with Armstrong taking silver and Polish teenager Ksawery Masiuk having to accept bronze.

In different motion:

• Gregorio Paltrinieri, gold medallist on the 2016 Rio Olympics, set a brand new championship report within the 1,500 freestyle, comfortably ending forward of Robert Finke and Florian Wellbrock in a time of 14:32.80. The Italian appeared on the right track to interrupt Solar Yang’s world report of 14:31.02 however light within the final 100 metres.
• Earlier, former Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania clinched gold within the ladies’s 50 breaststroke, beating Italian Benedetta Pilato by 0.10 seconds, with Lara van Niekerk of South Africa coming dwelling in third.

Meilutyte was handed a 24-month suspension in 2019 for anti-doping violations and returned to aggressive motion solely in December final yr.

Motion in Budapest continues Sunday for dwell motion starting at 7 a.m. ET with the open water swimming group relay, adopted by Canada vs. Netherlands within the ladies’s water polo crossover sport at 8 ET.

The primary diving last, males’s 3-metre springboard synchro, is scheduled for 10 a.m.

Protection continues every single day via July 3. Click on on the hyperlink under for a full schedule of occasions.

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