Canada’s Summer McIntosh wins 400m freestyle silver at short-course worlds | CBC Sports

McIntosh from Toronto, was in medal contention from the get-go and was in third place at the midway point of the final. However, in the second-half of the race, the 15-year-old turned on the jets and passed Hong Kong’s Siobhan Bernadette Haughey at the 250m mark and held onto second place the rest of the way.

WATCH | McIntosh wins silver in 400m freestyle:

Summer McIntosh claims silver in women’s 400m freestyle final

Toronto’s Summer McIntosh placed 2nd in the final of the women’s 400-metre freestyle competition during Day 4 of the FINA 2021 World Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi. 6:40

McIntosh finished with a time of three minutes 57.87 seconds, 2.04 back of gold medallist China’s Bingjie Lie, but finished 0.25 seconds ahead of Haughey.

Liendo claims bronze in 50m freestyle

Later Sunday, Josh Liendo from Markham, Ont., won bronze in the 50m freestyle.

Liendo finished with a time of 20.76 which was 0.31 seconds back of England’s Benjamin Proud, who won gold.

American Ryan Held took silver.

WATCH | Liendo earns bronze in 50m freestyle:

Joshua Liendo earns bronze medal in FINA 50m freestyle final

Markham, Ont.’s Joshua Liendo finished 3rd in the men’s 50-metre freestyle final event during the 4th day of the FINA 2021 World Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi. 2:24

You can stream live action from the event, which continues through Tuesday, on CBCSports.ca.