Bell Canadian Trials, Night 1: Summer McIntosh Downs 200 Fly World Record
For the last five years, Summer McIntosh has had her eyes firmly fixed on the last of the super-suited records: The 200 fly.
Sunday night, she summited that mountain.
McIntosh went 2:01.65 at Bell Canadian Trials in Montreal Sunday night, opening the meet with a swim that finally banishes the 2:01.81 set by Liu Zige of China at the 2009 World Championships. It’s her fourth current world record, with both IMs and the 400 free.
All the action from the first session.
Women’s 200 freestyle
Ella Jansen scratched the 200 fly to focus on the 200 free, a gambit that paid off. She got her hand to the wall first in 1:57.58, pulling away in the final 50 from Summer Cardwell. Cardwell was second in 1:58.01, overtaking Sienna Angove by a tenth on the final 50. It was another four tenths back to Emma O’Croinin in 1:58.51, then two tenths to fifth-place Brooklyn Douthwright.
Men’s 200 freestyle
After a sluggish morning session, four swimmers broke 1:48 ahead of six in the 1:48s. Lorne Wigginton was the fastest of the bunch in 1:47.37 to get the win. Teens Laon Kim and Ethan Ekk tied for second in 1:47.56. It was a gap back to Finlay Knox in 1:48.40 for fourth.
Ruslan Gaziev played the rabbit, out in 1:16:59, three seconds up on Wigginton. The elastic snapped coming home, Gaziev fifth in 1:48.52. Francis Brennan was sixth, with Filip Senc-Samardzic seventh. Canadian record holder Antoine Sauve finished ninth in 1:50.40, more than four seconds off his record.
Women’s 100 backstroke
Taylor Ruck set a best time seven years in the making, edging out Kylie Masse and Ingrid Wilm with a time of 58.37. That bests the 58.55 she set at Canadian trials all the way back in 2019.
Masse was second in 58.87. She had been fastest in prelims at 58.87. Wilm was third in 59.21. Madison Kryger also broke a minute at 59.59. Fifth was Reina Liu in 1:00.77.
Men’s 100 backstroke
Blake Tierney came home strong to best the field with a time of 53.63. The leader at 50 meters, he held on by .16 seconds over Raben Dommann’s 53.79. Parker Deshayes was third in 54.73, with Ethan Ekk fourth in 54.80.
Women’s 200 butterfly
Finally, it is time. Liu Zige’s world record from the 2009 super-suited worlds finally vanished into the ether, Summer McIntosh going 2:01.65.
It’s a record she’s long sought. She previously owned the times ranked two though five. She was visibly upset to come so close at the 2025 World Championships in Singapore at 2:01.99. But now the record is all McIntosh’s.
WORLD RECORD SUMMER MCINTOSH
SHE’S DONE IT IN MONTREAL
Canadian swimmer phenom Summer McIntosh takes down the longest standing women’s world record (6,101 days).
It’s an astounding 2:01.65 in the 200m butterfly. McIntosh now holds FOUR long course world records pic.twitter.com/kgoeCNMGJN
— Devin Heroux (@Devin_Heroux) July 5, 2026
Second was Mary-Sophie Harvey in 2:10.15.
Men’s 200 butterfly
There’s another record on the men’s side, though not quite of the same vintage. Anton Semenyuk lowered his national age-group record by a half second to 1:57.84 to win. Three swimmers broke two minutes, Benjamin Loewen following in 1:58.59. Jordi Vilchez was third in 1:59.69, with Minhyuk Park fourth in 2:00.18.
Paraswimming events
Nicolas-Guy Turbide lowered his S12 national record in the men’s 100 back, going 1:02.42 to win the multiclass event.
Jaime Cosgriffe won the multiclass women’s 100 back, her time of 1:08.95 beating her fellow S10 swimmer Mary Jibb.
