McIntosh captures Canadian record in women's 200m butterfly at national trials in Victoria
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Summer McIntosh added yet another feather in her historic cap on Day 4 of Canadian Swimming trials in Victoria on Tuesday.
The superstar teen from Toronto won the women's 200-metre butterfly final in a Canadian record time of 2 minutes, 2.26 seconds, giving her the second-best performance in the history of the event behind China's Liu Zige (2009).
"I actually think I rank this race higher than some of my other ones," McIntosh told CBC Sports' Devin Heroux after the race.
"I would almost rate it higher than the 200m IM just because I think this world record is the hardest one to get. ... Really happy with the 2:02-low. Going into tonight I didn't know if that was possible."
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Although she was pleased with the performance, McIntosh suggested there's room for improvement in the event.
"I think my last stroke was just a little bit wonky, so I think I have at least point-one, point-two in that alone. I can definitely find the other little bits and pieces throughout the race," McIntosh said.
"The fact that I'm knocking on the door on that world record is really, really encouraging because that's the world record that I never thought I would even come close to."
The 18-year-old has already taken down the world 400m freestyle and 200m individual medley marks, while setting a Canadian record in the 800m freestyle at this year's national trials alone.
McIntosh will further look to rewrite history when competing in the women's 400m individual medley, where she owns the world record, on Wednesday, and the 200m freestyle on the final day of trials Thursday.
McIntosh has scratched the 200m backstroke from her Wednesday schedule after initially being entered.
Seven-time Olympic medallist Penny Oleksiak was fast again on Day 4, winning the women's 100m freestyle in a sterling time of 54.03.
The prolific 24-year-old's result met the Aqua A time standard, meaning she will compete in this event at the world championship in Singapore.
"I'm excited to be done this race. I'm happy that it's over," she laughed.
