Teen McIntosh feeling no pressure | The Express Tribune
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FUKUOKA: Teenage Canadian swim star Summer McIntosh said Friday she is feeling no pressure ahead of the world championships despite sky-high expectations that she can take the event by storm. The 16-year-old broke world records in the 400m freestyle and 400m individual medley earlier this year and has been tipped to confirm her status as one of the sport's brightest lights in the southern Japanese city of Fukuoka. Her campaign begins in the 400 freestyle on Sunday in a blockbuster battle against Australian Olympic gold-medallist AriarneTitmus and American defending champion Katie Ledecky. Titmus suggested last month that McIntosh could crumble under the pressure, but the Canadian said external noise was "irrelevant" as she prepares for the championships. "I don't really feel outside pressure – I try not to focus on it," she said. "Obviously, it's there, but at the end of the day, all I can do is try my hardest and train as hard