Summer McIntosh Closes Canadian Open With Dominant Victory in 200 IM

Summer Mcintosh of Canada competes in the 400m Individual Medley Women Final during the 20th World Aquatics Championships at the Marine Messe Hall A in Fukuoka (Japan), July 30th, 2023. Summer Mcintosh placed first winning the gold medal.

Summer McIntosh Closes Canadian Open With Dominant Victory in 200 IM

Heading into the final day of the Canadian Open, 17-year-old star Summer McIntosh already owned victories from the meet in the 100-meter freestyle 200 free and 100 butterfly. She capped her weekend with another victory, this time in the 200 individual medley. Clocking a time of 2:08.19, McIntosh easily defeated runnerup Ashley McMillan (2:12.85). Before scratching finals, Mary-Sophie Harvey went 2:10.18 in prelims.

McIntosh has been a second faster this year, thanks to a 2:07.16 performance at the Knoxville stop of the TYR Pro Series. Still, going 2:08-low at this point in the season is a positive, and evidence that McIntosh is well positioned ahead of next month’s Canadian Olympic Trials. In her 200 IM victory, McIntosh went through the butterfly leg in 26.84, turned in a backstroke split of 32.15 and covered the breaststroke in 38.87. She closed with a freestyle split of 30.33.

The big effort of the competition for McIntosh was her winning mark of 1:54.21 in the 200 freestyle. She also went a career-best of 57.19 in the 100 butterfly, where she edged reigning Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil by .05.

Jere Hribar posted a quality triumph in the men’s 50 freestyle, as he cracked the 22-second barrier with a swim of 21.94.

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