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Sixteen-year-old Summer McIntosh of Canada set an incredible new world record Tuesday night in the women's 400-meter freestyle.
Competing in the Canadian swimming trials at the Pan Am Sports Centre in Toronto, McIntosh finished in 3 minutes, 56.08 seconds to break the mark of 3:56.40 set last year by Australia's Ariarne Titmus.
It was the first long-course world record by a Canadian swimmer since Kylie Masse in the 100 backstroke at the 2017 world championships in Budapest. McIntosh also shaved more than 3 seconds from her previous national record of 3:59.32.
'Over the past few years I´ve put my life into this,' said McIntosh, who finished fourth in the 400 free in her Olympic debut at Tokyo as a
