Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh, 18, shattered the world record in the women's 200-metre individual medley at the Canadian swimming trials in Victoria, B.C., becoming the first woman to finish under 2:06 in the event. This marks her third long course world record. The trials also saw Penny Oleksiak win the women's 50m freestyle and Josh Liendo win the men's 50m freestyle. Para swimmers Sebastian Massabie and Reid Maxwell also broke national records.
McIntosh shatters world record in women's 200m individual medley at Canadian swimming trials
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TL;DR: Key points with love ❤️Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh, 18, shattered the world record in the women's 200-metre individual medley at the Canadian swimming trials in Victoria, B.C., becoming the first woman to finish under 2:06 in the event. This marks her third long course world record. The trials also saw Penny Oleksiak win the women's 50m freestyle and Josh Liendo win the men's 50m freestyle. Para swimmers Sebastian Massabie and Reid Maxwell also broke national records.
Trending- 1 June 7: Canadian swimming trials began.
- 2 Saturday: Summer McIntosh broke the women's 400m freestyle world record.
- 3 Sunday: Aurélie Rivard announced withdrawal from selection for the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships.
- 4 Monday: Summer McIntosh broke the women's 200m individual medley world record.
- 5 Monday: Penny Oleksiak won the women's 50m freestyle.
- 6 Monday: Josh Liendo won the men's 50m freestyle.
- 7 Monday: Sebastian Massabie broke the Canadian record in the men's S5 50m butterfly.
- 8 Monday: Reid Maxwell broke the national record in the men's S8 100m freestyle.
- 9 Wednesday: Summer McIntosh is scheduled to compete in the 400m IM.
- 10 June 12: Canadian swimming trials conclude.
- 11 July 27-Aug 3: World Championships are scheduled to be held in Singapore.
- Summer McIntosh now holds three long course world records.
- Canadian swimmers are performing strongly at national trials.
- Selection for the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships is underway.
What: Summer McIntosh broke the world record in the women's 200-metre individual medley at the Canadian swimming trials.
When: Monday (200m IM record); Saturday (400m freestyle record); Day 3 of competition (Monday); June 7-12 (competition run); July 27-Aug 3 (World Championships).
Where: Saanich Commonwealth Place pool, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Why: McIntosh's exceptional talent, focus, and motivation to achieve good times at the trials, as part of her preparation for future international competitions, led to her record-breaking performance.
How: McIntosh swam the 200m IM in 2 minutes, 5.7 seconds, surpassing the previous world record held by Katinka Hosszú. She also previously broke the 400m freestyle world record and holds the 400m individual medley mark.