Overview

• She broke Ariarne Titmus’s 3:55.38 mark from the 2023 World Championships by over a second with a 3:54.18 finish
• McIntosh said she sensed the record pace as she led through the 200m mark and maintained her strength in the final 100m
• Entered in seven events for Singapore, she plans to compete in five, spanning freestyle, medley and butterfly races
• With Titmus taking the season off, U.S. star Katie Ledecky is set to be her chief rival in the 400m freestyle at Worlds
• Already a three-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion, McIntosh seeks to expand her title haul in July