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CTV News
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That was until this May, when she shaved six-tenths of a second off a world record she set almost a decade ago in the women's 800m freestyle – signalling a return to her trademark speed and power, and a hunger to keep pushing swimming's limits. 'It was more than just the world record to me. It was going the best time… I think every swimmer knows that feeling, you know, that feeling of going at best time and being better than you've ever been. And for me, that just happened to be the world record in that event, and so that was an added bonus,' she explained. However, at this year's world championships, Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh will be providing the usually dominant Ledecky some fierce competition. The 18-year-old McIntosh set three world records at the Canadian Swimming trials in June, smashing the 400m freestyle world record in some style with a time of 3:54.18, as well as breaking the 200m individual medley (IM) world record and her own 400m IM mark from May last year. With four Olympic medals already to her name – three of them gold – McIntosh is on a path to swimming immortality, and at this year's Championships, she is aiming to win five individual gold medals, a feat only previously achieved by the legendary Michael Phelps. McIntosh is also edging closer to Ledecky's domain: last month, she set a new Canadian record in the 800m freestyle with 8:05.07 – which was just 0.95 seconds short of Ledecky's time. The two will go head to head in the 800m freestyle in Singapore, the first time McIntosh has competed in the event at the world championships in a direct challenge to Ledecky's – who is a six-time world champion in this event – dominance. 'I've gotten to race Summer a lot over the years now. I think for the first time I raced her in Tokyo and she was just 14 years old, and I think at that point, you could see that she had a bright future ahead of her,' Ledecky told CNN Sports. She added: 'We will race the 400 and the 800 against each other. And there'll be some other great competition in those races as well. So I think it's exciting.' Speaking of her incredible 800m free performance earlier this year, she said: 'It was my best time. It was the world record that Summer's been, you know, continuing to drop time in every event. 'It should be some exciting races and I'm just gonna put my best foot forward and see what I can do.' McIntosh is also up to the challenge, explaining in a video conference on July 9: 'One of the many reasons I picked 800 is because, in my opinion, it is the biggest challenge. Katie is so strong and in her top form this season, so that match-up will be awesome. 'I think we bring the best out of each other.' Training to win Ledecky has been preparing for her seventh World Championships rigorously, training for around 25 to 30 hours a week – swimming 10 times a week and working out five times a week. 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CTV News
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Arensman wins 19th stage of Tour de France, Pogačar moves closer to title
Netherlands' Thymen Arensman crosses the finish line to win the nineteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race in La Plagne, France, Friday, July 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) LA PLAGNE, France — Dutch rider Thymen Arensman launched a daring solo attack on a long final climb and held on grimly to win the 19th stage of the Tour de France on Friday. Although race leader Tadej Pogačar took a step closer to a fourth Tour title, the Slovenian star could not catch Arensman. He finished the stage in third place behind Dane Jonas Vingegaard, who just beat Pogačar to the line. It was a rare success for the two-time Tour winner Vingegaard over Pogačar in this year's race but ultimately made little difference, since Pogačar is 4 minutes, 24 seconds ahead of Vingegaard with two stages left. Vingegaard could not drop Pogačar on Friday's shortened stage, which featured a 19.1-kilometre (11.8-mile) finish up to the ski resort of La Plagne. Arensman had shown his climbing ability with a stunning solo effort last Saturday to win a mammoth mountain stage. He made his move this time with 13 kilometres left. Pogačar and Vingegaard marked each other at first and chose not to follow. By the time they did, it was too late and Arensman won the stage by 2 seconds. Stage shortened after cows infected Stage 19 was shortened after cows infected by a contagious disease were culled in an area along the mountainous route. It was meant to be 129.9 kilometers long but trimmed to 93.1 kilometers. Two of five climbs were removed, including the 13.7 kilometer Col des Saisies — where an outbreak of nodular dermatitis (lumpy skin) affected a herd of cows. 'The discovery of an outbreak of contagious nodular dermatitis affecting cattle in a herd located specifically in the Col des Saisies necessitated the culling of the animals,' race organizer ASO said. 'It was decided, in agreement with the authorities, to modify the route.' However, the stage still featured two Hors catégorie ascents — the hardest level of climbing — with a 12.6 kilometre ascent up Col du Pré followed by the trek up La Plagne. Primož Roglič, the 2020 Tour runner-up and a record-equaling four-time Spanish Vuelta champion, attacked near the top of Col du Pré but then faded well away. Saturday's penultimate stage Saturday's 20th stage is a hilly 184.2-kilometre route through eastern France finishing in Pontarlier. Sunday's 21st and final stage sees three climbs up Montmartre hill — a short, sharp ascent which featured at the Paris Olympics last year — before a traditional finish on the Champs-Élysées. Around 3,000 police officers will be deployed on Sunday to ensure security. ___ The Associated Press
