Canada’s Summer McIntosh wins 400m freestyle at U.S. Open Championships

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Canada’s Summer McIntosh broke two records en route to winning the women’s 400-metre freestyle event at the U.S. Open Championships on Thursday.

The 17-year-old Toronto native touched the wall in three minutes 59.42 seconds to set a competition and pool record at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.

American Katie Ledecky placed second in 4:02.38, followed by Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong in 4:06.32.

McIntosh took silver behind Ledecky at the 2022 world championships. Ledecky is a seven-time Olympic champion, including gold in the 400 freestyle at the Rio 2016 Games.