The ultimate Olympic showdown Team USA Katie Grimes and Canada’s Summer McIntoshCanadians 2024 Paris Olympics She won the women’s 400m individual medley in a landslide victory.
The two swimmers took an early and comfortable lead, already a full body length ahead of the other swimmers in the final 50 meters of the race, before McIntosh took the lead and finished in 4:27.71, 5.69 seconds ahead of runner-up Grimes.
McIntosh, just 17 years old, will step onto the Olympic podium for the first time after winning silver in the 400m freestyle on the first day of the Olympics (July 27). It was also Grimes’ first Olympic medal, as both athletes were making their Olympic debuts. Tokyo 2020.
As us Emma Weyant He placed third in the event with a time of 3 minutes 34.93 seconds.
The Canadian teenager holds the world record in this event with a staggering time of 4 minutes 24.38 seconds, which she set in May this year, following her last world record in this event exactly one year ago.
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