The ‘Summer era' continues as McIntosh wins her second gold at swim worlds
But in a meet where no world records have been set in two days, the 18-year-old Toronto native was clearly not happy with winning a gold medal in 2:06.69, nearly two seconds ahead of American Alex Walsh but well short of the 2:05.70 world record Summer set in Victoria last month. She says she's fitter, and better, than she was in that historic Canadian trials. But she was clearly unsatisfied.
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