Canada's Summer Mcintosh in action during the 200-meter butterfly final at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Denes Erdos
December 12, 2024 - 10:02 AM
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Canadian swimming star Summer McIntosh smashed another short-course world record with a dominant victory in the women's 200-metre butterfly at the world championships on Thursday.
Minutes later, Ilya Kharun won the men's 200 butterfly to give Canada its third straight multi-medal day at the event.
The 18-year-old McIntosh, from Toronto, won her race in one minute 59.32 seconds, well ahead of silver medallist Regan Smith of the United States (2:01.00). Bronze medallist Elizabeth Dekkers of Australia was almost four seconds behind McIntosh in 2:02.91.
Kharun, a 19-year-old rising star from Montreal, won his race in 1:48.24 to pick up his first career international gold medal. Alberto Razzetti of Italy was second (1:48.64) and Poland's Krzysztof Chmielewski was third (1:49.26).
McIntosh won her first career short-course gold Tuesday with a world-record performance in the 400 freestyle. She has two gold and a bronze so far in Budapest. She is wrapping up a stellar season that included three gold and a silver at the Paris Olympics.
Kharun, who won two bronze medals in Paris, has a gold and two silver at these championships.
Thursday's results raised Canada's overall medal count to nine (three gold, two silver, four bronze).
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 12, 2024.
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