Summer season McIntosh Sizzles in 800 Freestyle at Southern Zone Sectionals; Posts All-Time Prime-10 Efficiency
Racing on the Southern Zone Sectionals in Florida, Canadian star Summer season McIntosh (Sarasota Sharks) dropped one of many quickest performances within the historical past of the 800-meter freestyle on Thursday afternoon. McIntosh, who was one of many headliners of the 2024 Olympic Video games in Paris, registered a swim of 8:09.86, good for the Tenth-fastest time in historical past.
McIntosh, coached by Brent Arckey, improved her private finest by greater than a second, as her earlier prime time was 8:11.39. Traditionally, McIntosh ranks behind solely Katie Ledecky within the occasion. The American has gained 4 consecutive Olympic titles within the 800 freestyle, and is the world-record holder at 8:04.79.
The Olympic champion in Paris within the 200 particular person medley, 400 IM and 200 butterfly, McIntosh has been an element within the 800 freestyle for a number of years. Nonetheless, her versatility has compelled the Canadian to make troublesome scheduling selections, with the 800 freestyle left off her most-recent Olympic program. Will probably be fascinating to see if McIntosh assaults the 800 freestyle at this summer time’s World Championships in Singapore.
McIntosh went out in 1:58.86 on the 200-meter mark and went by the halfway level of the race in 4:02.15. Her again half of the race was coated 4:07.71. McIntosh’s splits appeared like this:
100: 57.76200: 1:58.86300: 3:00.16400: 4:02.15500: 5:04.37600: 6:06.07700: 7:08.70800: 8:09.86
Within the males’s 800 freestyle, the USA’ Bobby Finke was victorious and the one athlete to interrupt the eight-minute barrier. Finke touched in 7:57.54.
