Summer McIntosh and Gretchen Walsh Dominate 2024 Short Course Championships with Record-Breaking Performances

Canadian and American swimmers set multiple world records, showcasing extraordinary talent at the Budapest competition.

Summer McIntosh, 18, set a new world record in the women's 200-meter butterfly with a time of 1:59.32, breaking a decade-old record and becoming only the second woman to swim the event under two minutes.
McIntosh also shattered the 400-meter freestyle world record earlier in the competition, achieving a time of 3:50.25, her second individual gold of the event.
Gretchen Walsh of the United States claimed three individual golds, setting world records in the 50-meter butterfly and 100-meter individual medley, and a championship record in the 100-meter freestyle.
Walsh's 50-meter butterfly performance marked her as the first swimmer to break the 24-second barrier in the event, continuing her streak of record-breaking swims in 2024.
The championships highlighted fierce competition, with standout performances from athletes like Regan Smith, Kate Douglass, and Beryl Gastaldello, as well as new records in multiple events.