The Paris Olympics were the breakout Games of Summer for Toronto teenager Summer McIntosh , a tour de force performance never seen before by a Canadian athlete. Article content

Apparently, the three-time Olympic gold medallist was just getting started last summer, however. Article content Article content

A little more than 10 months after McIntosh dominated throughout the meet at La Defense Arena, she showed she was stronger than ever on the opening night of the Canadian Trials in Victoria, destroying the world record in the 400-metre freestyle.

Swimming a devastating final 100 metres on Saturday, McIntosh’s time of 3:54.18 chopped more than a full second off the world mark previously held by Ariarne Titmus of Australia, a mark that had stood for two years.

Of note, Titmus defea

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