Overview
- McIntosh, who raced on Sunday, July 5, touched the wall in 2:01.65 at the Canadian trials to better Liu Zige's 2:01.81 from October 2009.
- Her time makes McIntosh the first woman to erase that supersuit-era record and adds the 200m butterfly to her list of long-course world records.
- She followed the record swim by winning the 400m individual medley the next day in 4:27.35, a performance more than three seconds slower than her own world record.
- McIntosh trains under coach Bob Bowman in Austin and Bowman said she has not yet reached her physical peak and can grow stronger over the next several years.
- The result strengthens McIntosh's position for Pan Pacific team selection and raises expectations for her progress toward the 2028 Olympics while spotlighting investment and development in Canadian high-performance sport.