Competition taking notice of Canada's success in the pool ahead of world championships

The ripples of Canada's success at last month's national swims trials are reaching the shores of powerhouse pool nations such as the United States and Australia. 

Teen sensation Summer McIntosh broke two world records and another five world junior records at the Pan Am Sports Centre to lead the way for Canada, and athletes and coaches afar are taking notice.

Australian swimmers are competing at their national championships this week, including Ariarne Titmus who had to watch the 16-year-old McIntosh break her 400-metre freestyle record.

"Initially, it sucks," Titmus told the Sydney Morning Herald. "You break a world record and you are naive in thinking it's going to stand for a while. World records are there to be broken. It means the world of swimming is moving forward."

Titmus swam in the same event earlier this week and was four seconds behind McIntosh's time of three minutes 56.08 seconds. Titmus told reporters she isn't too concerned about her time and that these championships are more about seeing where she's at in the midst of a heavy training period. 

But make no mistake, she and others are paying attention as Canada is setting benchmarks for swimmers around the world.

"What our athletes did at the trials was world-class," Swimming Canada high performance director John Atkinson told CBC Sports. "There is pride. There's pride that this is a program that allows athletes and coaches to do what they need to do rather than getting in the way. That's one of the big things where we've improved. You always have to keep working on that and keep conversations ongoing."

And it's not just McIntosh posting jaw-dropping times. Maggie Mac Neil and Josh Liendo are coming off successful NCAA seasons. Kylie Masse has the most