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2 days ago
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- CTV News
McIntosh just misses breaking oldest women's record by blink of an eye
VICTORIA — Summer McIntosh came within a blink of an eye of breaking swimming's oldest women's world record at the Bell Canadian Swimming Trials on Tuesday night. With a sold-out crowd's cheers ringing in her ears, the 18-year-old from Toronto swam the 200-metre butterfly in 2:02.26 — just .45 off the record of 2:01.81 set by China's Liu Zige in 2009. She also shaved .76 off her own Canadian record and notched the second fastest time in history in the event. Meanwhile, four new swimmers earned selection to Team Canada for this summer's World Aquatics Championships. McIntosh was pleased with her swim, but also believes the record remains within her grasp. 'I think this world record is the hardest one to get,' said McIntosh, who has set two world records and four Canadian records in four days. 'I'm just so happy with the 2:02 low tonight. I didn't know if that was possible for me.' McIntosh was on world record pace when she made the final turn for home. 'I was kind of upset with myself with the finish,' she said. 'My last stroke was just a little bit wonky. I can definitely find the other little deficiencies through the race. 'The fact I'm knocking on the door on that world record is really encouraging. That's the one world record I never thought I would even come close to. To be pretty close to it is pretty wild.' McIntosh won the 200-m individual medley on Monday in 2:05.70, lowering the time of 2:06.12 set by Hungary's Katinka Hosszu that stood for nearly 10 years. She opened the trials, winning the 400-m freestyle in 3:54.18 on Saturday, breaking the old mark of 3:55.38 held by Australia's Ariarne Titmus. She broke her own Canadian record in the 800-m freestyle Sunday. Her time of 8:05.07 shaved almost five seconds off her own Canadian record and was the third fastest time ever, 0.95 of a second off the world record American legend Katie Ledecky set in May. Ilya Kharun of Montreal picked up his second victory of the trials, winning the men's 200-m butterfly in 1:53.41. Kharun earned a bronze medal in the 200 fly at the Paris 2024 Olympics, setting a Canadian record time. It was the first medal ever for a Canadian in the event. Kharun said the race remains a learning curve for him. 'I'm really glad how it's progressing,' said Kharun, who swam a personal best time to win the 100 fly on Sunday. 'I think it should be a lot better once we get some more work in.' It was an emotional moment for Toronto's Ruslan Gaziev, who won the men's 100-m freestyle in 48.37 seconds. That was under Swimming Canada's secondary standard of 48.82. Gaziev is returning to swimming after serving an 18-month suspension due to an anti-doping rule violation regarding keeping his whereabouts information fully up-to-date. 'I'm just happy I won,' said the 25-year-old. 'I'm honestly proud of myself and how I've handled the struggles I've had. I feel like I've really built up my resilience.' Antoine Sauve of Montreal's CAMO club was second in the men's 100 in 48.42. Toronto's Josh Liendo was third in 48.62, followed by Filip Senc-Samardzic of Toronto in 49.13. Liendo had already earned selection in two events (100 fly and 50 free) while Sauve and Senc-Samardzic added their names to the list. Three-time Olympian Penny Oleksiak of Toronto won her second event of the trials, taking the women's 100 free in 54.03, well under the AQUA A standard of 54.25. She swam a personal best to win the 50 free on Monday. 'I think I had a lot more in that race,' said Oleksiak, the owner of seven Olympic medals. 'I'm excited to get back into training and just getting faster for the summer.' The top four finishers in the men's and women's 100 freestyle events will be selected to join Team Canada at this summer's World Aquatics Championships. Finishing second in the women's 100 free was Kelowna's Taylor Ruck in 54.41, followed by Brooklyn Douthwright of Riverview, N.B., in 54.74 and Ingrid Wilm of the High Performance Centre—Vancouver in 55.15. Ruck (100-m) and Wilm (50-m) had already earned selection in backstroke events, while Douthwright earned her spot for the first time. Strong night for para swimmers Para swimmers enjoyed another strong night with Alyssa Smyth, Nicholas Bennett, and Sebastian Massabie all setting Canadian records. Katie Cosgriffe won the multi-class women's 100-m butterfly in 1:07.61, a time the S10 swimmer from the Oakville Aquatic Club believes she can improve on. 'There's lots of technical ways that I can be a lot faster,' she said. 'I have to work on my speed in general.' Alyssa Smyth of the Orangeville Otters Swim Club was second in the race in an S13 Canadian record time of 1:06.42. A mix-up resulted in Smyth arriving at the pool late. She didn't have time for a warm-up before her race. 'There was a lot of adrenalin,' said Smyth. 'I thought to make the best of the situation, I would just try the best I could. It went pretty well.' Fernando Lu of Langley's Olympian Swimming won two races. The S10 swimmer started the evening taking the multi-class 100-m butterfly in 58.20 seconds, then the 50-m freestyle in 24.44. 'It went well for me tonight,' said Lu, who reached two finals at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. 'I feel more energized than ever. I'm really happy with the way I've recovered from the past races.' Sebastian Massabie of the Pacific Sea Wolves broke the S5 Canadian record twice in the 50 freestyle. He swam 36.22 seconds in the morning preliminaries, then 35.42 in the final. He broke the Canadian record in the S5 50-m butterfly twice on Monday. Nicholas Bennett, an S14 swimmer with the Red Deer Catalina Swim Club, swam 57.50 to lower his own Canadian record in the 100-m butterfly. The six-day trials, which run through Thursday, have attracted more than 700 swimmers to Saanich Commonwealth Place in Victoria. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 10, 2025. The Canadian Press
The Standard
2 days ago
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- The Standard
‘Wonky finish' costly as McIntosh flirts with another world-record swim
Summer McIntosh fell just short of the world-record time of 2:01.81 in the women's 200 meters butterfly. (AP)
Reuters
2 days ago
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- Reuters
McIntosh posts second-fastest 200 butterfly of all time at Canadian trials
June 11 (Reuters) - Summer McIntosh came within a whisker of breaking a third world record at the Canadian swimming trials on Tuesday after finishing 0.45 seconds outside Liu Zige's 200m butterfly mark set during the era of the now-banned "super-suits". Three-times Olympic champion McIntosh, who set world records in the 400 freestyle on Saturday and the 200 individual medley on Monday, clocked 2:02.26 to post the second-fastest women's 200 butterfly in history. The 18-year-old was on world record pace when she made the final turn but fell just short of Liu's 2:01.81 set in 2009. "I was kind of upset with myself with the finish," McIntosh said. "My last stroke was just a little bit wonky. I can definitely find the other little deficiencies through the race. "The fact I'm knocking on the door of that world record is really encouraging. That's the one world record I never thought I would even come close to. To be pretty close to it is pretty wild." McIntosh's time was also more than 10 seconds under the minimum qualifying mark of 2:13.73 for the world championships in Singapore in July and August.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
McIntosh captures Canadian record in women's 200m butterfly at national trials in Victoria
Summer McIntosh of Toronto, seen in a file photo from December, set a Canadian record in the 200-metre butterfly on Day 4 of national swimming trials in Victoria on Tuesday. (Denes Erdos/The Associated Press - image credit) Summer McIntosh added yet another feather in her historic cap on Day 4 of Canadian Swimming trials in Victoria on Tuesday. The superstar teen from Toronto won the women's 200-metre butterfly final in a Canadian record time of 2 minutes, 2.26 seconds, giving her the second-best performance in the history of the event behind China's Liu Zige (2009). Advertisement "I actually think I rank this race higher than some of my other ones," McIntosh told CBC Sports' Devin Heroux after the race. "I would almost rate it higher than the 200m IM just because I think this world record is the hardest one to get. ... Really happy with the 2:02-low. Going into tonight I didn't know if that was possible." WATCH | McIntosh wins women's 200m butterfly final in Canadian record time: Although she was pleased with the performance, McIntosh suggested there's room for improvement in the event. "I think my last stroke was just a little bit wonky, so I think I have at least point-one, point-two in that alone. I can definitely find the other little bits and pieces throughout the race," McIntosh said. Advertisement "The fact that I'm knocking on the door on that world record is really, really encouraging because that's the world record that I never thought I would even come close to." The 18-year-old has already taken down the world 400m freestyle and 200m individual medley marks, while setting a Canadian record in the 800m freestyle at this year's national trials alone. McIntosh will further look to rewrite history when competing in the women's 400m individual medley, where she owns the world record, on Wednesday, and the 200m freestyle on the final day of trials Thursday. McIntosh has scratched the 200m backstroke from her Wednesday schedule after initially being entered. Penny fast, victorious again Seven-time Olympic medallist Penny Oleksiak was fast again on Day 4, winning the women's 100m freestyle in a sterling time of 54.03. Advertisement The prolific 24-year-old's result met the Aqua A time standard, meaning she will compete in this event at the world championship in Singapore. "I'm excited to be done this race. I'm happy that it's over," she laughed. "I definitely think I had a lot more in that race. ... I'm excited to get back to training and just get faster for the summer now that I have two individuals [events to race during worlds]," Oleksiak said. Stacking quality performances together on consecutive nights, Oleksiak will also compete in the women's 50m freestyle at worlds after winning that event on Day 3 of trials. Advertisement As Oleksiak continues working her way back from multiple surgeries that limited her ability to train and compete, Tuesday's result inches her closer to her own Canadian record of 52.59, set at the Tokyo Games in 2021. Gaziev back, books ticket to worlds Another swimmer advancing to the world championships, which will be held from July 27-Aug. 3., will be Ruslan Gaziev. Back from an 18-month suspension for a whereabouts failure, the 25-year-old who resides in Toronto posted a time of 48.37 in the men's 100m freestyle. That figure meets the secondary standard time required to secure his place in Singapore. Advertisement "I started training again at the beginning of April ... as things started to progress and my training was pretty good, I started to increase my expectations a little bit," Gaziev said. "I'm honestly proud of myself how I've handled the struggles that I've had. That's the main thing — I feel like I've really built up my resilience." After spending 12 months away from the pool, Gaziev expressed gratitude for the opportunity to return to his passion and the perspective gained in the time away from the sport. "Not being able to do what I love just made me so grateful when I came back, and made me realize that you can't take this stuff for granted," Gaziev said. More national Para records achieved Nicholas Bennett of Parksville, B.C. raced to a men's S14 100m butterfly national record, touching the wall in a time of 57.50. Advertisement Bennett, 21, captured three medals at the 2024 Paralympics, including golds in the SB14 100m breaststroke and SM14 200m individual medley. WATCH | Bennett breaks men's S14 100m national record: Earlier, the budding 15-year-old Alyssa Smyth, who races for the Orangeville Otters in Ontario, broke the women's S13 100m butterfly. WATCH | 15-year-old Para talent Smyth breaks national women's S13 100m fly mark: Kharun dominant in men's 200m fly Ilya Kharun of Montreal cruised to victory in the men's 200m butterfly final in a time of 1:53.41, narrowly falling short of his own Canadian record time of 1:52.80 set at the Paris Games in 2024. Advertisement The 20-year-old's result on Tuesday night is the second-best men's 200m butterfly time in the world this year. Kharun continues his strong showing at trials after he swam to victory in the men's 100m butterfly on Sunday.
