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Summer McIntosh Shatters 200m Butterfly World Record

7/6/2026

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Swimmer Summer McIntosh broke the women’s 200-metre butterfly world record at the Canadian trials in Montreal, posting 2:01.65 and celebrating by slamming her fists into the water.
Her time eclipsed Liu Zige’s 2009 mark of 2:01.81, longest-standing individual women’s record from the super-suit era.
She is slated to race the 400-metre individual medley Monday, the 400-metre freestyle Tuesday, and the 200-metre medley Wednesday before the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine.

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Swimmer Summer McIntosh broke the women’s 200-metre butterfly world record at the Canadian trials in Montreal, posting 2:01.65 and celebrating by slamming her fists into the water.
Her time eclipsed Liu Zige’s 2009 mark of 2:01.81, longest-standing individual women’s record from the super-suit era.
She is slated to race the 400-metre individual medley Monday, the 400-metre freestyle Tuesday, and the 200-metre medley Wednesday before the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine.