PARIS (Reuters) – Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh blew away the field to win the gold medal in the women’s 400 metres individual medley (IM) at the Paris Olympics on Monday, securing her second medal of the meet.
World record holder McIntosh touched the wall in four minutes 27.71 seconds, ahead of American silver medallist Katie Grimes and her bronze-winning U.S. teammate Emma Weyant.
McIntosh’s triumph comes two days after taking silver behind Australian powerhouse Ariarne Titmus in the 400m freestyle on the meet’s opening Saturday.
Having dominated the gruelling four-stroke event, McIntosh will target more medals in the 200m IM and the 200m butterfly.
(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
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