Canada’s Summer McIntosh wins third gold at swimming world championship

By Canadian Press on July 31, 2025.

SINGAPORE — Canada’s Summer McIntosh has claimed her third gold medal of the world swimming championships.

The 18-year-old from Toronto won the women’s 200-metre butterfly on Thursday in a meet-record 2 minutes 1.99 seconds, just shy of the world record 2:01.81.

Regan Smith of the United States finished second in 2:04.99, while Australia’s Elizabeth Dekkers took bronze in 2:06.12.

McIntosh also won the 200-metre freestyle and 400-metre individual medley earlier in the meet.

She’s aiming for five individual titles at the eight-day competition — a feat only U.S. great Michael Phelps has achieved at a single world championship.

Canada has now won six medals at the world aquatics championships — five in swimming and one in diving.

More coming.

The Canadian Press