Swimming-McIntosh withdraws from remainder of Canada trials with sickness | WTVB | 1590 AM · 95.5 FM

July 7 (Reuters) – Summer McIntosh, two days after taking down the final ladies’s ‘supersuit’ world file, has withdrawn from the rest of Canada’s trials for the Pan Pacific ​Championships due to sickness, Swimming Canada mentioned on ‌Tuesday.

The resolution to withdraw from the trials in Montreal was made in session with McIntosh’s coach and Swimming Canada after she had posted the quickest time within the 400 metres freestyle heats earlier on Tuesday.

“I’m ‌so ​sorry, but on the advice of ⁠my doctors and coach, I’ve ⁠made the difficult decision to scratch from my remaining events at the 2026 Canadian Trials,” mentioned McIntosh, a three-time Olympic champion and eight-time world champion.

“I started feeling ill yesterday morning ​and, while I hoped I’d be able to keep racing, this is the right decision.”

McIntosh had worn out the ⁠final “supersuit” world file in ladies’s swimming ⁠on Sunday with a victory within the 200 ​metres butterfly ultimate when she touched the wall in two minutes ​1.65 seconds, eclipsing Liu Zige’s long-standing file (2:01.81) at China’s ‌National Games in October 2009.

The 19-year-old adopted that by profitable the 400 metres particular person medley on Monday however completed practically 4 seconds shy of her personal world file.

McIntosh was initially ⁠scheduled to cap her trials on Wednesday by competing within the 200 particular person medley, one other occasion through which she already owns the ⁠world file.

“There is ‌so much magic in this pool and ⁠I’m incredibly grateful I got to experience it,” ​mentioned ‌McIntosh.

“I’m so disappointed that I can’t continue ​racing in ⁠front of these amazing crowds but my focus now is on getting healthy so I can be ready to represent Canada at the Pan Pacific Championships.”

The championships run from August 12 to fifteen in Irvine, California.

(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; enhancing ​by Clare Fallon)