SINGAPORE \u2014 Canada\u2019s Summer McIntosh capped a dominant world swimming championships with her fourth gold medal on Sunday, winning the women\u2019s 400-metre individual medley in championship-record time.<\/p>\n
The 18-year-old from Toronto touched in four minutes 25.78 seconds, well ahead of Australia\u2019s Jenna Forrester and Japan\u2019s Mio Narita, who tied for silver in 4:33.26.<\/p>\n
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Zidi Yu, the 12-year-old phenom from China, finished fourth in 4:33.76.<\/p>\n
McIntosh also claimed gold in the 200 butterfly, 200 medley and 400 freestyle in Singapore.<\/p>\n
Her bid for a record five golds ended Saturday as American star Katie Ledecky won the 800 freestyle ahead of Australia\u2019s Lani Pallister. McIntosh settled for bronze in the event.<\/p>\n
McIntosh now has 13 career medals at the world championships, including eight gold.<\/p>\n
Also Sunday, Canada\u2019s men\u2019s 4×100 medley relay team placed sixth, while the women\u2019s 4×100 medley relay team, which included McIntosh, finished fifth in the final event of the meet.<\/p>\n
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McIntosh accounted for five of Canada\u2019s eight swimming medals at the world aquatics championships. Adding to the tally were Montreal’s Ilya Kharun in the men\u2019s 100 butterfly, Mary-Sophie Harvey, of Laval, Que., in the women\u2019s 200 individual medley, and the 4×100 mixed medley relay team \u2014 all earning bronze.<\/p>\n
Montreal’s Simone Leathead added a silver in the women\u2019s 20-metre high dive, her first career medal at worlds.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 3, 2025.<\/p>\n
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