Where Summer McIntosh Ranks All-Time in Her Primary Events
After opening the Canadian Trials for the World Championships with a world-record performance in the 400-meter freestyle, Summer McIntosh followed with four more dazzling performances. In the 800 freestyle on Sunday night, the 18-year-old star clocked 8:05.07 to move to the No. 2 performer of all-time, and to register the third-fastest performance in history. Only American Katie Ledecky has been faster in the 800 freestyle, led by her world record of 8:04.12 from earlier this year in Fort Lauderdale.
On Monday night, McIntosh took down the world record in the 200 individual medley, going 2:05.70. That effort was well under the previous global standard of 2:06.12, set in 2015 by Hungarian Katinka Hosszu. For good measure, her 2:02.26 in the 200 butterfly on Tuesday scared the world record of 2:01.81, set in 2009 by China’s Liu Zige. She capped her meet with a world record of 4:23.65 in the 400 IM.
A four-time individual medalist at last summer’s Olympic Games in Paris, here is a look at where McIntosh ranks historically in her primary events:
200 Freestyle
- Best Time: 1:53.65
- No. 13 All-Time Performance
- No. 4 All-Time Performer
400 Freestyle
- Best Time: 3:54.18
- No. 1 All-Time Performance
- No. 1 All-Time Performer
800 Freestyle
- Best Time: 8:05.07
- No. 3 All-Time Performance
- No. 2 All-Time Performer
200 Backstroke
- Best Time: 2:06.81
- No. 149 All-Time Performance
- No. 29 All-Time Performer
200 Butterfly
- Best Time: 2:02.26
- No. 2 All-Time Performance
- No. 2 All-Time Performer
200 Individual Meldey
- Best Time: 2:05.70
- No. 1 All-Time Performance
- No. 1 All-Time Performer
400 Individual Medley
- Best Time: 4:23.65
- No. 1 All-Time Performance
- No. 1 All-Time Performer
This article will be updated throughout the Canadian Trials to reflect the latest performances by Summer McIntosh.