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McIntosh Dominates Canadian Trials with Second World Record in Three Days

Her performance coincides with her preparation for multiple individual events at next month’s World Aquatics Championships in Singapore

McIntosh has become one of the most dominant forces in swimming over the last 18 months.
Summer McIntosh after competing in the Women's 200m Butterfly Heats at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in December 2024.
Canada's Summer McIntosh, of Toronto, celebrates with her gold medal won in the 200m women's individual medley final during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, in Nanterre, France, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown cruised to the 100 backstroke title at the Australian world championship trials

Overview

  • Summer McIntosh shattered the 200m individual medley world record with a 2:05.70 swim at the Bell Canadian Swimming Trials.
  • She previously set the 400m freestyle world mark in 3:54.18 and lowered her Canadian 200m butterfly record to 2:02.26, the second-fastest time ever.
  • McIntosh also broke her own Canadian record in the 800m freestyle with an 8:05.07 effort, ranking third on the all-time list.
  • Sixteen-year-old Sienna Toohey won the women’s 100m breaststroke in 1:06.55 at the Australian trials, securing her debut for the World Championships in Singapore.
  • Olympic champions Kaylee McKeown and Penny Oleksiak clinched 100m backstroke (27.33) and 100m freestyle (54.03) victories to lock in their spots on Canada’s world championship team.