Summer McIntosh breaks women’s 200m butterfly world record at Canadian swim trials

Summer McIntosh broke the world record in the women’s 200-metre butterfly at the Canadian swim trials Sunday night in Montreal.

McIntosh touched the wall in two minutes 1.65 seconds, and was understandably emotional after the race. 

“As you can see with my emotions this is the absolute world,” The 19-year-old Toronto phenom she told Alex Despatie. “I’m in shock right now.”

McIntosh now owns four world records, but this is the one she’ll cherish the most.

Her mother, Jill, competed in this event at the 1884 Olympics in Los Angeles. 

She also broke the oldest record left in swimming, a mark that was set by China’s Liu Zie in 2009 in what was known as the supersuit era.

More to come.

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