The 200-meter ***** erfly world record, finally, has been broken.
Canada’s Summer McIntosh broke the longest-standing individual world record in women’s swimming on Sunday night at the Canadian trials in Montreal. McIntosh completed the 200-meter ***** erfly in 2:01.65.
“To be honest, as soon as I dove in I felt absolutely incredible,” McIntosh said, via the CBC. “The crowd just got my adrenaline going … I went out pretty fast and I think I just held on very well. It was done very well and it’s a great way to start off trials.”
China’s Liu Zige held the record previously when she completed the event in 2:01.81 back in 2009. Liu got her record at China’s National Games just months before polyurethane suits were banned from global competition, ending the super-suit era.
McIntosh has come close to the mark in the past, too, and was just 0.18 seconds shy of the record at the world championships in 2025.
Canada’s Summer McIntosh broke the longest-standing individual world record in women’s swimming on Sunday night at the Canadian trials in Montreal. McIntosh completed the 200-meter ***** erfly in 2:01.65.
“To be honest, as soon as I dove in I felt absolutely incredible,” McIntosh said, via the CBC. “The crowd just got my adrenaline going … I went out pretty fast and I think I just held on very well. It was done very well and it’s a great way to start off trials.”
China’s Liu Zige held the record previously when she completed the event in 2:01.81 back in 2009. Liu got her record at China’s National Games just months before polyurethane suits were banned from global competition, ending the super-suit era.
McIntosh has come close to the mark in the past, too, and was just 0.18 seconds shy of the record at the world championships in 2025.
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