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World record-holder Summer McIntosh fails to qualify for 400m freestyle final at Pan Pacific swim meet

Summer McIntosh, the world record holder in the women's 400-metre freestyle, missed qualifying for Friday evening's A final at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, Calif.

World record-holder Summer McIntosh fails to qualify for 400m freestyle final at Pan Pacific swim meet

Irvin - Summer McIntosh failed to reach the A final in the 400-meter freestyle during the Pan Pacific Championships. At the age of 19, the Canadian athlete finished ninth in the heats with a time of four minutes and eight seconds and fifty six. McIntosh holds the world record in the event with a time of three minutes and fifty four seconds and eighteen hundredths and is the reigning world champion.

Katie Ledecky of the United States posted the fastest qualifying time at four minutes and three seconds and forty eight hundredths, followed by New Zealand’s Erika Fairweather in second place with a time of four minutes and four seconds and fifty hundredths. McIntosh qualified for the B final, while Canadian Ella Cosgrove also advanced after finishing 13th overall in the heats.

McIntosh has secured three medals at the meet — a gold in the 400 individual medley, a silver in the 200 freestyle and a bronze in a relay.

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