FLASH! Summer McIntosh Sets World Record In 200 Fly; Lowers Mireia Belmonte’s 10-Year Standard
Summer McIntosh set a world record of 1:59.32 in the 200 fly in Budapest as she lowered Mireia Belmonte’s 2014 mark set when the Canadian was eight years old.
McIntosh set a WJR of 2:01.96 in prelims, a time that was also a Commonwealth and Canadian standard as she continues on her record-breaking bull run.
It was in the Duna Arena pool that McIntosh really made her golden breakthrough. She’d finished fourth on her Olympic debut in Tokyo in 2021 and later that year won three medals – including 4×2 gold – at the short-course worlds in Abu Dhabi.
But it was in Budapest where she really started her relentless march to the global podium at the World Championships in June 2022 with her first individual title coming in the 200 fly.
