Summer McIntosh leads Canadian trio into women's 400m individual medley final at Commonwealth Games

Canada got off to a strong start in the pool at the Commonwealth Games on Friday, with several swimmers advancing at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Birmingham, England.

McIntosh won gold in the event in Budapest last month to become Canada's youngest-ever swimming world champion.

Jansen will also join Mary-Sophie Harvey, Stephen Calkins and Ruslan Gaziev in the 4x100m freestyle relay final on Friday at 4:15 p.m. ET after the team qualified in a time of 3:28.20 while finishing second in their heat.

Three Canadians qualified for the women's 100m butterfly semifinals, including three-time Olympic medallist Maggie Mac Neil.

The reigning Olympic champion from London, Ont., booked her spot while touching the wall with the second-best qualifying time (57.94). Katerine Savard (58.56) and Rebecca Smith (58.89) also qualified while finishing second in their respective heats.

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Canada qualified for the women's team sprint final at the Commonwealth Games on Friday, finishing second with a time of 47.956 at Lee Valley VeloPark in London, England.

Olympic medallists Kelsey Mitchell and Lauriane Genest lead the Canadian team, while Sarah Orban can also slot in.

Mitchell, Genest and Orban are also competing in the sprint, keirin and time trial events in London — putting Canada in a solid position to reach the podium.

Canada advanced to the men's team sprint bronze final later on Friday by finishing fourth in qualifying with a time of 44.071. Canada's Tyler Rorke, Nick Wammes and Ryan Dodyk will take on New Zealand.

Australia led qualifying with a Games-record time of 42.222, while England qualified for the gold final behind them in 43.296.

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