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17 hours ago
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Teenage swim sensation Summer McIntosh continues red hot form with second fastest 200m butterfly in history
Summer McIntosh was a whisker away from breaking a third world record in under a week at the Canadian Swimming Trials, posting the second-fastest 200m butterfly in history. The 18-year-old posted a time of 2:02.26 in Tuesday's race, just fractionally off Liu Zige's world record of 2:01.81 set back in 2009. Previously, no swimmer had gotten within a second of Zige's long-standing mark, which was set just before the ban on super suits and had long been considered untouchable. McIntosh, who finished more than seven seconds ahead of the swimmer in second, has already set world records in the 400m freestyle and 200m individual medley (IM) this week. It's fair to say McIntosh is putting together one of swimming's all-time great meets. 'I actually rate this race higher than my other ones,' McIntosh said, per 'I would almost rate it higher than the 200 IM just because this world record is the hardest one to get in my personal opinion. 'Really happy with the 2:02 low. Going into tonight I didn't know if it was possible because, in the 200 fly, I really like to have someone in my face so overall really happy with the time. 'I was kind of upset with myself with the finish, but I'm happy with the race overall. I'll have to look over my splits, but I felt strong throughout so pretty pleased with it.' McIntosh has also posted the third-fastest 800m freestyle in history at these trials – which are used to determine which swimmers qualify for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships – and is slated to compete in the 400m individual medley, the race where she already holds the world record. The teenager was actually 0.01 seconds ahead of Zige's world record time after 150m, but was unable to keep pace down the stretch. Regardless of whether Zige's world record is broken, it's testament to McIntosh's remarkable speed and skill that it now seems like a realistic target. 'The fact that I'm knocking on the door of that world record is really, really encouraging because that's the one world record I never thought I'd even come close to,' McIntosh added. 'That is out-of-this-world fast so now to be pretty close to it is pretty wild, so I'm pretty happy. I really fought on that last 50, but I can just tighten up the turns, tighten up the under-waters and I'll be good. 'I think world records are meant to be broken. At some point, maybe I can get closer and closer to it. I think it's a great benchmark, great motivation so if I were ever to break it that would be pretty special.'
CNN
17 hours ago
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- CNN
Teenage swim sensation Summer McIntosh continues red hot form with second fastest 200m butterfly in history
Summer McIntosh was a whisker away from breaking a third world record in under a week at the Canadian Swimming Trials, posting the second-fastest 200m butterfly in history. The 18-year-old posted a time of 2:02.26 in Tuesday's race, just fractionally off Liu Zige's world record of 2:01.81 set back in 2009. Previously, no swimmer had gotten within a second of Zige's long-standing mark, which was set just before the ban on super suits and had long been considered untouchable. McIntosh, who finished more than seven seconds ahead of the swimmer in second, has already set world records in the 400m freestyle and 200m individual medley (IM) this week. It's fair to say McIntosh is putting together one of swimming's all-time great meets. 'I actually rate this race higher than my other ones,' McIntosh said, per 'I would almost rate it higher than the 200 IM just because this world record is the hardest one to get in my personal opinion. 'Really happy with the 2:02 low. Going into tonight I didn't know if it was possible because, in the 200 fly, I really like to have someone in my face so overall really happy with the time. 'I was kind of upset with myself with the finish, but I'm happy with the race overall. I'll have to look over my splits, but I felt strong throughout so pretty pleased with it.' McIntosh has also posted the third-fastest 800m freestyle in history at these trials – which are used to determine which swimmers qualify for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships – and is slated to compete in the 400m individual medley, the race where she already holds the world record. The teenager was actually 0.01 seconds ahead of Zige's world record time after 150m, but was unable to keep pace down the stretch. Regardless of whether Zige's world record is broken, it's testament to McIntosh's remarkable speed and skill that it now seems like a realistic target. 'The fact that I'm knocking on the door of that world record is really, really encouraging because that's the one world record I never thought I'd even come close to,' McIntosh added. 'That is out-of-this-world fast so now to be pretty close to it is pretty wild, so I'm pretty happy. I really fought on that last 50, but I can just tighten up the turns, tighten up the under-waters and I'll be good. 'I think world records are meant to be broken. At some point, maybe I can get closer and closer to it. I think it's a great benchmark, great motivation so if I were ever to break it that would be pretty special.'
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh smashes 400m freestyle world record
Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh smashed the 400m freestyle world record in some style on Saturday, recording a time of 3:54.18 at the Canadian Swimming Trials. That time trimmed more than a second off the previous mark held by her longtime rival Ariarne Titmus, who beat the 18-year-old to the Olympic gold medal in this event at the 2024 Paris Games. Advertisement Despite her age, McIntosh is already well accustomed to breaking records and winning the biggest titles in the sport – in Paris, she became Canada's first ever triple champion at a single Olympic Games. Still, breaking this world record provoked an emotional outburst rarely seen from McIntosh as she smashed the water and clenched her fist in celebration after noticing her time. 'Touching the wall, you can kind of see my outburst of emotions because I was really not expecting that time. But overall I'm super, super happy,' she told reporters afterward. 'I think just seeing the time after two years of really pushing my hardest every day and training in this event and not seeing the results… Advertisement 'So just kind of all that energy and anger and blood, sweat and tears built up and then finally having an amazing swim in it is just really, really satisfying.' McIntosh previously held the world record in this event before Titmus snaffled it, the Canadian recording a time of 3:56.08 in March 2023, almost two seconds slower than the mark she set on Saturday. This time around, she set off slower but recorded a blistering second half of the race to improve on her time. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at
CNN
4 days ago
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Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh smashes 400m freestyle world record
Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh smashed the 400m freestyle world record in some style on Saturday, recording a time of 3:54.18 at the Canadian Swimming Trials. That time trimmed more than a second off the previous mark held by her longtime rival Ariarne Titmus, who beat the 18-year-old to the Olympic gold medal in this event at the 2024 Paris Games. Despite her age, McIntosh is already well accustomed to breaking records and winning the biggest titles in the sport – in Paris, she became Canada's first ever triple champion at a single Olympic Games. Still, breaking this world record provoked an emotional outburst rarely seen from McIntosh as she smashed the water and clenched her fist in celebration after noticing her time. 'Touching the wall, you can kind of see my outburst of emotions because I was really not expecting that time. But overall I'm super, super happy,' she told reporters afterward. 'I think just seeing the time after two years of really pushing my hardest every day and training in this event and not seeing the results… 'So just kind of all that energy and anger and blood, sweat and tears built up and then finally having an amazing swim in it is just really, really satisfying.' McIntosh previously held the world record in this event before Titmus snaffled it, the Canadian recording a time of 3:56.08 in March 2023, almost two seconds slower than the mark she set on Saturday. This time around, she set off slower but recorded a blistering second half of the race to improve on her time.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Summer McIntosh reclaims 400m freestyle world record with a big splash
Canadian Summer McIntosh emphatically reclaimed the world record in the 400m freestyle ahead of a likely showdown with Katie Ledecky at this summer's World Championships. McIntosh, a triple gold medalist at the Paris Olympics, clocked 3 minutes, 54.18 seconds at the Canadian trials for worlds in Victoria, British Columbia, on Saturday night. Advertisement The normally stoic 18-year-old was so thrilled with the time that she slammed her right arm into the water in celebration. She crushed the record of 3:55.38 set in 2023 by two-time reigning Olympic gold medalist Ariarne Titmus of Australia. McIntosh had broken the record earlier in 2023, swimming 3:56.08, before taking silver in the event in Paris behind Titmus. "I knew that my training has been really good these past few months, and I knew that I could do something special," she said on the pool deck. "So being able to input my training in doing that — I mean I didn't think my training would be 54.1 — but I mean I'm really happy with that overall." Advertisement McIntosh credited her recent training in France under temporary coach Fred Vergnoux. She plans to train full-time under a new coach, Bob Bowman, after the World Championships in Singapore in July and August. "I didn't just really feel a lot of pain in that (race)," she said. "I think I just felt so strong throughout, and that's never been the case in the 400m freestyle for me. I'm always really, really hurting. But I flipped at the 200, and I was just cruising." Ledecky is the third-fastest woman in history in the 400m free. Before Saturday night, she had the world's best time this year of 3:56.81, when she beat McIntosh in a race last month. Ledecky and McIntosh are likely to go head-to-head in the 400m free at the World Championships in Singapore on July 27. Advertisement They could also meet in the 800m free, should McIntosh decide to swim it after choosing other events at the Paris Games. McIntosh does plan to swim the 800m at trials on Sunday. Titmus is taking this season off from competition. McIntosh, Titmus and Ledecky combine to own the top 30-plus times in history in the event. Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Day One Ariarne Titmus: 'I know that the LA Olympics will be my last' Ariarne Titmus won two swimming gold medals for Australia at Tokyo 2020 and at Paris 2024.
