Summer McIntosh sets event record at Pan Pacific Championships
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 14, 2026, 9:16 AM
Last updated Aug 14, 2026
At the Pan Pacific Championships on August 14, 2026, Summer McIntosh won the 400m individual medley in an event-record time of 4 minutes, 28.01 seconds. Despite the significant achievement, McIntosh expressed disappointment, citing her time was over four seconds off her own record. McIntosh, at 19, is a three-time Olympic champion and holds multiple world records, including in the 400m freestyle and 200m butterfly. She has set her sights on winning gold medals in five events at the upcoming 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Swim coach John Atkinson attributes her success to her power application and training across multiple strokes.
- •McIntosh won the 400m IM at the Pan Pacific Championships.
- •She set a new event record but was disappointed with her time.
- •At 19, she holds multiple world records across various events.
- •Her mother is former Olympic swimmer Jill Horstead.
- •McIntosh aims for gold in five events at the 2028 Olympics.
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"It’s the question the entire swimming world has been asking ever since Summer McIntosh made herself known on the world stage by qualifying for the COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics at the age of 14. The Canadian swimmer finished fourth in the 400-meter freestyle there, but she won two gold medals a year later at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships (in the 200m butterfly and 400m individual medley), and the world knew Canada had a star in its ranks. Fast forward four years, and McIntosh is on track
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