Breaking two records in THREE days? Damn. Another Summer of Summer loading...? 🔥👀
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Summer McIntosh made history for the second time in three days at the Canadian Swimming Trials on Monday, producing an inspired performance to break the 200-meter individual medley world record. 🏊
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In front of a sold-out crowd at Saanich Commonwealth Place in Victoria, the 18-year-old finished with a time of 2:05.70, breaking the previous record of 2:06.12 set by Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú in 2015. 🤯
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Not to mention the achievement comes two days after McIntosh had smashed the 400m freestyle world record, trimming more than a second off the previous mark held by her longtime rival Ariarne Titmus, who beat the 18-year-old to the Olympic gold medal in the event at the 2024 Paris Games. 🤫
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She almost set another world record on Sunday, setting a new Canadian record in the 800m freestyle with 8:05.07. The time was the third-fastest ever and shaved almost five seconds off her own previous recor...