Emerging Canadian swim teen star Summer McIntosh wins gold medal at worlds

Fifteen-year-old Summer McIntosh is quickly piling up hardware.

The Canadian won her first career gold medal of the aquatics world championships on Wednesday in the women's 200-metre butterfly.

She previously took silver in the 400 freestyle.

McIntosh reached the top step of the podium with a world-junior record of two minutes 5.20 seconds, breaking the mark she set in semifinals Tuesday.

"I think I'm a little bit in shock right now," the Toronto native said after the race.

American Hali Flickinger took silver in 2:06.08, while China's Zhang Yufei scored bronze in 2:06.32.

McIntosh bided her time en route to victory, keeping close to the leaders through 100 metres while making sure not to empty the gas tank too early.

The halfway point is when she made her move. McIntosh took over the lead at the 150-metre mark and only extended it down the homestretch, turning what looked like it could be a tight finish into a no-doubt victory for the Canadian.

She'll return to the pool later Wednesday as part of Canada's women's 4x200m freestyle relay team.

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