Summer McIntosh's Surprise Slip Up at Pan Pacific Swim Meet Summer McIntosh, the Canadian swimmer who has been dominating the spotlight at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, suffered an unexpected setback on Friday morning.
In the preliminary heats of the women's 400m freestyle event, she narrowly missed qualifying for the A final by a mere second. In reality, her time was more than 14 seconds off her own world record of 3:54.
18, set just six months ago at the Canadian swimming trials in Victoria. This surprising underperformance has raised questions about the state of competition and preparation leading up to this event.