{"id":528532,"date":"2023-05-14T16:33:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T23:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=528532"},"modified":"2023-05-15T04:59:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T11:59:39","slug":"summer-mcintosh-flexes-muscle-with-207-200-back-at-atlanta-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/summer-mcintosh-flexes-muscle-with-207-200-back-at-atlanta-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer McIntosh Flexes Muscle with 2:07 200 Backstroke at Atlanta Classic; Katie Ledecky, Kate Douglass Prevail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer McIntosh Flexes Muscle with 2:07 200 Back at Atlanta Classic<\/strong><\/p>\n

Canadian wunderkind Summer McIntosh<\/strong> offered another glimpse of the depth of her skill on the final day of the Atlanta Classic by winning the women\u2019s 200 backstroke.<\/p>\n

McIntosh went 2:07.34 to win the final by nearly five seconds. It\u2019s just shy of her lifetime best of 2:07.15 and within two seconds of Kylie Masse\u2019s<\/strong> Canadian record. It\u2019s also faster than the time Masse used to finish fifth (2:08.00) at the World Championships last year.<\/p>\n

McIntosh was well ahead of fellow Canadian Mabel Zavaros<\/strong>, who finished second in 2:12.08. Josephine Fuller<\/strong> of Tennessee was third, and Emma Weyant<\/strong> finished fifth.<\/p>\n