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Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Summer McIntosh sets third world record in 5 days at Canadian Trials, matching a Michael Phelps milestone
Summer McIntosh has entered rare air, or water if you will. With a dominant all-around performance Wednesday night, the three-time Olympic champion became the first swimmer to break a world record in three different individual events at one long-course meet since Michael Phelps at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Advertisement McIntosh, still only 18 years old, accomplished the feat in the span of five days at the 2025 Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria, British Columbia. The Toronto native completed the world-record trifecta in one of her favorite events, the 400m individual medley. Racing against her previous world record, she clocked in at 4:23.65. McIntosh bested the 4:24.38 time she posted at the 2024 Canadian Olympic Trials. "I think 400 IM is the race I've come close to mastering for myself,' McIntosh told CBC Sports' Devin Heroux afterward. 'So going into tonight, I knew it would take an extra little push if I wanted to lower, or, go a best time I'd like to say, since I hold the world record." McIntosh added: "I mean, overall, happy with the time, but I know I can go faster. But I'm excited to keep pushing this event and always like having room for more." McIntosh took back the 400m freestyle world record on Saturday with a 3:54.18, surpassing the 3:55.38 mark Australia's Ariarne Titmus set in 2023. Advertisement Two days later, McIntosh topped the 200 IM world record of 2:06.12, which was previously established by Hungary's Katinka Hosszú in 2015. McIntosh finished in 2:05.70. In another poolside interview Wednesday, seconds removed from her incredible 400 IM swim, McIntosh said that this year's Canadian Swimming Trials is probably the best meet of her career so far. It's now widely recognized as one of swimming's top single-meet showings ever. Even so, McIntosh is her own harshest critic. She emphasized that she still can improve the breaststroke leg of the race. "I think world records are made to be broken," McIntosh said, via CBC Sports. "So by the time I leave this sport, I want to make sure that record is as fast as possible. Advertisement "I think that really keeps me going because I know there's always going to be the next generation of kids growing up, and they're going to be chasing the record, so I've got to give it my best effort to see how long it can stand." Right now, though, McIntosh is the "next generation," and she's already sharing a milestone with the legendary Phelps.
New York Times
4 days ago
- Sport
- New York Times
Summer McIntosh shatters two more swimming world records at Canadian trials
Three-time Olympic champion Summer McIntosh has done it again. The teenage swimmer set her second world record in three days at the Canadian trials on Monday night in Victoria, British Columbia. McIntosh swam the 200-meter individual medley in 2 minutes, 5.7 seconds, breaking the record of 2:06.12 set by Katinka Hosszu of Hungary in 2015. McIntosh is the first female swimmer to finish under 2:06. SUMMER MCINTOSH EARNS HER SECOND WORLD RECORD AT THE CANADIAN SWIMMING TRIALS 🤯👏 She breaks Katinka Hosszu's 200m individual medley world record with a time of 2:05.70. — CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) June 10, 2025 The 18-year-old from Toronto had already broken the world mark in the 400 freestyle on Saturday, completing the race in 3:54.18 and winning by more than 13 seconds. McIntosh took more than a second off the old record of 3:55.38 set by Ariarne Titmus of Australia in 2023. McIntosh broke her Canadian record in the 800 free on Sunday with a time of 8:05.07, which was just 0.95 of a second off the world record set by Katie Ledecky in May. Advertisement 'I knew that my training has been really good these past few months, and I knew that I could do something special,' McIntosh told the CBC. McIntosh also holds the 400 IM world record, as well as the 400 free, 200 butterfly and 400 IM records in the short-course pool. McIntosh and Ledecky are likely to meet in the 400 freestyle at the World Championships in Singapore on July 27. They also could battle in the 800 freestyle if McIntosh decides to swim in that race after bypassing it at the Paris Olympics. (Photo of Summer McIntosh: Joris Verwijst / BSR Agency / Getty Images)
The Guardian
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh sets second swimming world record in three days
Summer McIntosh set a world record for the second time in three days at the Canadian swimming trials on Monday with the 18-year-old eclipsing Hungarian great Katinka Hosszu's 200m individual medley mark set 10 years ago. Three-times Olympic champion McIntosh, who set a world record in the 400m freestyle on Saturday, touched the wall in two minutes, 05.70 seconds to knock 0.42 off Hosszu's time from the 2015 world championships in Kazan. 'It's been one of those records that's always been in the back of my mind since trials two years ago,' said McIntosh, who won Olympic gold in the 200m butterfly and 200m, and 400m individual medley at the Paris Games. 'I've been knocking on the door on this one. I've just tried to chip away, chip away at it,' said McIntosh. 'To finally do it, it's kind of like 'Wow, I've finally got that done.'' McIntosh, who also won a 400m freestyle silver in Paris, has been in dominant form at Saanich Commonwealth Place, swimming the third-fastest women's 800m freestyle in history on Sunday. She said setting a new mark in the 200m individual medley was a confidence booster heading into the world championships in Singapore, which start next month. 'It's awesome and 200 IM I think is my main race out of my top five, six races where I really have to execute perfectly,' she added. There's no room for mistakes and it's kind of a sprint event for me. 'Overall, I'm really happy with that and it gives me a lot of confidence heading into Singapore,' added McIntosh, who also holds the 400 individual medley world record after setting a time of 4:24.38 at last year's trials.
National Post
4 days ago
- Sport
- National Post
Canadian teen Summer McIntosh sets two world records in three days
Canadian teen Summer McIntosh set her second world record in three days at the Canadian swimming trials on Monday night. Article content McIntosh swam the 200-meter individual medley in 2 minutes 5.7 seconds, breaking the previous record of 2:06.12 set by Hungary great Katinka Hosszu in 2015. Article content 'I've been knocking on the door on this one. I've just tried to chip away, chip away at it. To finally do it, it's kind of like, wow, I've finally got that done,' McIntosh said. Article content The 18-year-old Toronto native had already broken the world best mark in the 400 freestyle on Saturday, completing the race in 3:54.18, shaving more than a second off the old record of 3:55.38 set by Ariarne Titmus of Australia. Article content Article content McIntosh broke her own Canadian record in the 800 freestyle on Sunday, when her time of 8:05.07 was just 0.95 of a second off the world record set by Katie Ledecky in May. Article content 'I'm really trying to take it one race at a time,' McIntosh said. 'Really kind of cruising the heats and then coming to every final super locked in and focused.' Article content McIntosh won three gold medals at the Paris Olympics last year, winning her three individual events of the 400 and 200 individual medleys and the 200 butterfly. She also won silver in the 400 free. Article content
CTV News
4 days ago
- Sport
- CTV News
Canadian sensation Summer McIntosh sets two world records in three days
Summer McIntosh of Canada reacts after competing in the Women's 200m Butterfly Heats on day three of the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, file) VICTORIA — Canadian teen Summer McIntosh set her second world record in three days at the Canadian swimming trials on Monday night. McIntosh swam the 200-metre individual medley in 2 minutes 5.7 seconds, breaking the previous record of 2:06.12 set by Hungary great Katinka Hosszu in 2015. 'I've been knocking on the door on this one. I've just tried to chip away, chip away at it. To finally do it, it's kind of like, wow, I've finally got that done,' McIntosh said. The 18-year-old Toronto native had already broken the world best mark in the 400 freestyle on Saturday, completing the race in 3:54.18, shaving more than a second off the old record of 3:55.38 set by Ariarne Titmus of Australia. McIntosh broke her own Canadian record in the 800 freestyle on Sunday, when her time of 8:05.07 was just 0.95 of a second off the world record set by Katie Ledecky in May. 'I'm really trying to take it one race at a time,' McIntosh said. 'Really kind of cruising the heats and then coming to every final super locked in and focused.' McIntosh won three gold medals at the Paris Olympics last year, winning her three individual events of the 400 and 200 individual medleys and the 200 butterfly. She also won silver in the 400 free. ___ The Associated Press
