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Forbes
5 hours ago
- Sport
- Forbes
Worlds Day 5: Summer McIntosh Wins Third Consecutive Medal With A Record
Summer McIntosh is only two medals away from matching Michael Phelps' record. On the fifth day in Singapore, McIntosh claimed her third individual world title of the meet, winning the 200 fly. Closing in on the oldest record in women's swimming, the Canadian swimming star posted an impressive time of 2:01.99. Her performance was about 0.18 seconds off of the super-suited world record (2:01.81) set by China's Liu Zige in 2009. "Going into tonight, my coach and I, our big goal was to break that world record," McIntosh stated as she opened up about training for the event. According to the 18-year-old, she "messed up" during the final lap of the race, which led to her missing the record by "a little." McIntosh's first performance under the 2:02 sub still helped her set a new personal best, surpassing the championship record of 2:03.41 set by Australia's Jessicah Schipper at the 2009 World Championships. She is also now the second-fastest swimmer in the category, besting her previous Canadian record set at trials in June. "Happy with the time and the PB (personal best), but I didn't reach my goal tonight. Happy with the gold, happy with the win and just going to keep pushing forward." McIntosh was followed by 200 fly Olympic silver medalist Regan Smith in 2:04.99. The American record holder in the fly is currently the only swimmer to enter the 2:05 sub alongside McIntosh. Australia's Elizabeth Dekkers claimed bronze in 2:06.12 after fighting hard in the final laps against 12-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi, who missed out on a podium finish in 2:06.43 After winning the 400 free and 200 IM, this performance helped McIntosh claim her third consecutive individual win, achieving more than half of her main aim from the eight-day event. The 18-year-old is inching closer to winning five individual gold medals at Worlds, a feat only achieved by Michael Phelps so far. Tomorrow, she will compete in the most challenging race of her schedule, the 800 free. She will gear up to again face world record holder Katie Ledecky, who holds the most top times in the free event and has posted consistent outings throughout the season. Notably, McIntosh, who will be participating in her first 800 free at a world stage, is the second fastest swimmer in the category, behind Ledecky. At the 2025 Canadian trials, McIntosh qualified for the event with the third-fastest time ever and shattered the Canadian record in the process. 'Heading into the 800 tomorrow and of course the 4 IM (400m individual medley) on the last day, I'm going to be really excited for it.' Summer McIntosh stated in the post-race interview.
South China Morning Post
8 hours ago
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
World Aquatics Championships: China's women claim relay bronze, Yu gets first medal
Swimming prodigy Yu Zidi has won her first medal at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, despite not swimming in the final of the women's 4x200metres freestyle relay on Thursday. The 12-year-old competed in the morning heats, helping China qualify third fastest, and then watched from the side of the pool as her teammates took bronze in a time of seven minutes, 42.99 seconds. Australia claimed gold in 7:39.35, with the USA second in 7:40.01. 'It feels quite emotional, it's a nice feeling,' Yu said of being selected for the relay team after the morning heats. 'It's quite nice [being in Singapore]. I'm hoping to improve on my personal bests.' Earlier in the evening, Yu missed out on her first individual medal by fractions of a second, finishing fourth in the final of the 200m butterfly. China's Yu Zidi gets ready for the final of the women's 200m butterfly. Photo: Reuters Yu came home in 2:06.43, while Canadian Summer McIntosh grabbed gold in 2:01.99. American Regan Smith claimed silver in 2:04.99, followed by Australian Elizabeth Deckers, whose 2:06.12 was just 0.31 seconds ahead of the Chinese swimmer.
NBC Sports
8 hours ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Berkoff, Smith headline 50m backstroke podium
American swimmers Katharine Berkoff and Regan Smith receive their gold and silver medals respectively after their 1-2 finish in the women's 50m backstroke final at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.
NBC Sports
8 hours ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Berkoff, Smith finish 1-2 for U.S. in 50m back
Katharine Berkoff and Regan Smith of the United States claimed gold and silver in the women's 50m backstroke at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, with China's Letian Wan rounding out the podium.
CNN
9 hours ago
- Sport
- CNN
Summer McIntosh wins third World Aquatics Championships gold but falls just short of 200m butterfly world record
Canadian swimming sensation Summer McIntosh won her third gold medal of the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore but fell agonizingly short of breaking the 200-meter butterfly world record. The 18-year-old McIntosh, who has already taken victories in the 400m freestyle and 200m medley, looked on course to set a record in Thursday's race before fading in the final stages. Her time of 2:01.99 was less than 0.2 seconds outside the current world record set by China's Liu Zige in 2009. 'Going into tonight, my coach and I, our big goal was to break that world record,' McIntosh said in her post-race interview. 'That's really what I've been training for and to see that I missed it by that little – I know that I messed up the last 12, 15 meters of my race. 'Overall, I'm really happy with the time and the PB (personal best), but I didn't reach my goal tonight. Happy with the gold, happy with the win and just going to keep pushing forward.' American Regan Smith was second in 2:04.99, while Australian Elizabeth Dekkers completed the podium with a time of 2:06.12. China's Yu Zidi, who is competing at these World Championships aged only 12, just missed out on a medal, finishing in 2:06.43. McIntosh is attempting to equal Michael Phelps' record of winning five gold medals at a single World Championships, with races in the 800m freestyle and 400m individual medley still to come. She shot to stardom at last year's Paris Olympics, winning three gold medals and a silver. Her latest victory in Singapore takes McIntosh's Olympic and World Championships medal tally to 29, including 17 golds. 'It's still a PB and PBs are hard to come by once you get to this level of the sport,' McIntosh added about her performance on Thursday. 'I have to be happy with that and this gives me a lot of confidence; my fly felt amazing and I felt so strong throughout the entire race. Heading into the 800 tomorrow and of course the 4 IM (400m individual medley) on the last day, I'm going to be really excited for it.' French star Léon Marchand was also in action in Singapore on Thursday, winning gold in the 200m individual medley but failing to improve on the world record he had set in the semifinals a day earlier.
