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Canada Earns Mixed Medley Relay Bronze as McIntosh Advances to 200m Butterfly Final

Canada’s fifth medal secures momentum for McIntosh’s third gold quest in the 200m butterfly

Swimming - World Aquatics Championships - Women 200m Freestyle - Finals - World Aquatics Championships Arena, Singapore - July 30, 2025 Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan in action during the final REUTERS/Hollie Adams
Swimming - World Aquatics Championships - Women 200m Freestyle - Finals - World Aquatics Championships Arena, Singapore - July 30, 2025 Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan after winning the final REUTERS/Edgar Su
Canada's swimmer Summer McIntosh competes in the final of the women's 200m butterfly
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Overview

  • Canada secured its fifth medal by taking bronze in the mixed 4×100m medley relay with a 3:40.90 finish from Kylie Masse, Oliver Dawson, Josh Liendo and Taylor Ruck.
  • Neutral Athletes B set a meet record of 3:37.97 to win gold and China claimed silver in 3:39.99.
  • Summer McIntosh reached Thursday’s 200m butterfly final with the second-fastest semifinal time of 2:06.22.
  • McIntosh will pursue her third gold of the meet and aim for a fifth individual world title, matching Michael Phelps’s single-championship haul.
  • Ilya Kharun narrowly missed the podium in the men’s 200m butterfly, placing fourth in 1:54.34, just 0.17 seconds off bronze.