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Canada’s McIntosh and American Ledecky win their opening heats at swimming World Cup

Oct 28, 2022 | 9:03 AM

TORONTO — Canada’s Summer McIntosh and American Katie Ledecky won their respective heats in the women’s 400-metre freestyle on Friday morning at the FINA Swimming World Cup.

Ledecky led all swimmers with a time of three minutes 56.23 seconds. Fellow American Hali Flickinger was second in the heat in 4:03.43.

McIntosh, from Toronto, won the third and final heat in 4:01.11 to qualify for the eight-woman final in the evening.

Tessa Cieplucha of Georgetown, Ont., won the other heat in 4:14.37 but didn’t qualify.

The event continues through Sunday at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.

Other Canadian headliners this weekend include LaSalle, Ont., native Kylie Masse, Maggie Mac Neil of London, Ont., Toronto’s Javier Acevedo and Josh Liendo, a native of Markham, Ont.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 28, 2022.

The Canadian Press