Another WJR for MCIntosh
Summer McIntosh Smashed another World Junior Record at worlds aquatics,2023, Fukuoka Japan
In the women’s 200 fly finals at the 2023 World Championships, the 16-year-old McIntosh dominated from start to finish, winning by 1.40 seconds to defend her World title. She clocked a time of 2:04.06, which is fast enough to break her own World Junior and Americas record time of 2:04.70, set at Canadian trials this April.
McIntosh is now tied with China’s Jia Liuyang as the fifth-fastest performer of all time in the women’s 200 fly.
All-Time Top Performers, Women’s 200 Fly:
- Liu Zigie, China — 2:01.81 (2009)
- Jessica Schipper, Australia — 2:03.41 (2009)
- Zhang Yufei, China — 2:03.86 (2021)
- Regan Smith, United States — 2:03.87 (2003)
- Jiao Liuyang, China (2012)/Summer McIntosh, Canada (2023) – 2:04.06
Where McIntosh improved the most compared to her trials swim was on her back half. Her first 100 was 0.22 seconds slower than it was in April, but her last 100 was 0.84 seconds faster—including a final 50 that was 0.71 seconds faster than her April swim.