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The Province
5 hours ago
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- The Province
Summer McIntosh wins second gold at world swimming championships
Published Jul 28, 2025 • Last updated 9 hours ago • 4 minute read Summer McIntosh of Canada reacts after winning the gold medal in the women's 200-meter individual medley final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Monday, July 28, 2025. Photo by Lee Jin-man / AP It wasn't the time she hoped for, but the goal of gold was accomplished for Summer McIntosh. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors McIntosh won her second gold medal at the world swimming championships, taking the women's 200-metre individual medley on Monday. The 18-year-old Toronto native touched the wall in two minutes 6.69 seconds — nearly two seconds ahead of American Alex Walsh, who claimed silver in 2:08.58. Fellow Canadian Mary-Sophie Harvey, of Laval, Que., won bronze in 2:09.15. The winning time trailed McIntosh's world record of 2:05.70. This win adds to the 400 freestyle gold she earned on the opening day of competition. 'Going in tonight, my goal was to get my hand on the wall first,' McIntosh said. 'So to get that done is good. I'm not super happy with my time. But honestly, at a world championships, my goal is just to go as fast as I can against my competitors. Still happy with the gold and hoping to keep up my streak next time.' Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. For Harvey, it was her first-ever individual long-course worlds medal. The 25-year-old finished fourth in three events at the Paris Olympics, but finally broke through at her fourth long-course worlds. 'It's my first individual (medal) so I'm pretty happy about it and I think it set the tone nicely for the rest of the week,' Harvey said. 'It was pretty special to share the podium with one of my teammates,' Harvey said of McIntosh. 'She's pushing the boundaries for swimming in general, and to stand alongside her is just something I will cherish for a long time.' McIntosh said Harvey's breakthrough bronze was the highlight of her night. 'That was so incredible,' she said. 'She's worked so hard for this and to see her get the result I think she's over the moon about it. She deserves it, and to share that moment for Team Canada was amazing.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Yu Zidi, a Chinese 12-year-old phenom, finished fourth in 2:09.21, just missing a medal as she astounded the swim world with her times. She is also due to compete in the 400 IM and 200 butterfly, probably her strongest events. McIntosh is aiming for five individual golds at the eight-day meet. Monday's win made it two down, with the 400 individual medley, 800 freestyle and 200 butterfly still to come. Famed Olympian Michael Phelps is the only swimmer to have won five individual gold medals at a world championships. Canada now has four medals at the world aquatics championships, including a silver in the women's 20-metre high diving by Montreal's Simone Leathead, which was the country's first medal of the competition. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Also Monday, Kylie Masse of LaSalle, Ont., advanced to Tuesday's 100 backstroke final with a semifinal time of 58.66 seconds, the third-fastest of the round. Taylor Ruck of Kelowna, B.C., also moved on with a time of 59.18. WALSH BREAKS THROUGH Gretchen Walsh broke through on Monday with the first gold in Singapore for the United States, taking the 100 butterfly in 54.73. The silver medalist a year ago in Paris, Walsh was just off her world-record time of 54.60 set earlier this year. Roos Vanotterdijk of Belgium took silver in 55.84 and Alexandria Perkins of Australia claimed bronze in 56.33. Walsh acknowledged in a post-race interview at poolside that the American team had been hit with a bout of what team officials called 'acute gastroenteritis.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. It was picked up at a training camp in Thailand before arrival in Singapore. U.S. officials have confirmed the outbreak but have given few details and did not name the swimmer nor say how many were affected. 'With the illness that's been going on — I faced it back the last couple days — my body has just been fragile, and I think that I've needed to give myself grace,' Walsh said. 'Luckily, I had the morning to recover and rest, and I used that, and that helped me enormously going into tonight, so I tried to make the most of it. 'It was not easy, and I'm just really proud of myself,' Walsh added, thrilled to be under 55 seconds. 'It took a lot of guts. I just wanted to go out there and do it for my team, just represent the flag well. It came out of somewhere, but I'm really, really happy.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Walsh's older sister Alex was almost even with McIntosh after 150 meters, swimming a strong breaststroke leg to make it a race. 'I was really excited on the breaststroke leg,' she said. 'I could see her and I knew I was kind of gaining on her because breaststroke is my best stroke. I was really excited and, obviously coming home on the freestyle, that's definitely where my biggest weakness (is).' Read More Two other finals wrapped up Monday's schedule. Qin Haiyang, the world champion in 2023, defeated Paris Olympic winner Nicolo Martinenghi of Italy in the 100 breaststroke. Qin clocked 58.23 to give China its first gold in Singapore with the Italian swimmer finishing in 58.58. Denis Petrashov of Kyrgyzstan took bronze in 58.88. 'I've been injured and it's not been easy to get back to my best,' Haiyang said. 'I'm at best at 70 per cent. I'm probably lucky. This definitely helps with my confidence.' In the men's 50 butterfly, Maxime Grousset of France edged Noe Ponti of Switzerland. Grousset clocked 22.48 with Ponti finishing in 22.51. Thomas Ceccon of Italy took bronze in 22.67. Check out our sports section for the latest news and analysis. Vancouver Canucks Sports News Vancouver Canucks Golf
RTHK
8 hours ago
- Sport
- RTHK
More gold for McIntosh at swimming worlds in Singapore
More gold for McIntosh at swimming worlds in Singapore McIntosh's 10th career medal from the competition is the most by any Canadian in competitive swimming. Photo: Reuters Summer McIntosh bagged her second title at the swimming world championships as Gretchen Walsh defied illness to win gold and 12-year-old Yu Zidi narrowly missed out on a medal. The 18-year-old McIntosh romped home in the 400m freestyle on Sunday's opening night in Singapore and gave another demonstration of her huge talent a day later in the 200m individual medley. She came home in 2 minutes 6.69 seconds, with Alex Walsh of the United States second (2:08.58) and Canada's Mary-Sophie Harvey third (2:09.15). "Going into the race tonight my goal was to put my head on the wall first, so to get that done is good," said the Canadian phenomenon. "I'm not super-happy with the time, but honestly, at a world championship, my goal is just to go as fast as I can." McIntosh will also race in the 400m medley, 200m butterfly and 800m freestyle in Singapore. She is on track to join Michael Phelps as the only swimmer to win five individual titles at a single world championships. "Still happy with the gold and hoping to keep up my streak next time," she said. Yu was fourth in 2:09.21 in her first world championships final, having been fastest off the blocks and in third place before fading a little. The schoolgirl will also compete in Singapore in the 400m medley and 200m butterfly. "She's obviously phenomenally talented at such a young age and I think it will be interesting to see how she takes this meet," silver medallist Walsh said of the Chinese prodigy. A "fragile" Gretchen Walsh shook off a stomach bug to power to a dominant victory in the 100m butterfly. The world record holder took gold in 54.73 seconds – the second-fastest time in history – ahead of Belgium's Roos Vanotterdijk (55.84) and Alexandria Perkins of Australia (56.33). The United States team has been hit with a bout of acute gastroenteritis and Walsh said she had been laid low heading into the race. "The last couple of days my body has been fragile," said the 22-year-old. "I've needed to give myself grace and luckily I had the morning to recover and rest and I used that," she added. "That helped me enormously going into tonight." Walsh set the world record of 54.60 seconds in May. She said she had to "reevaluate my expectations" for the world championships after her battle with illness but surprised herself with her performance. "I'm over the moon," she said. "I'm really happy that when it mattered, I was able to do that and get my hands on the wall." (AFP)
RTHK
9 hours ago
- Sport
- RTHK
More gold for McIntosh at swimming worlds in Singapore
More gold for McIntosh at swimming worlds in Singapore McIntosh's 10th career medal from the competition is the most by any Canadian in competitive swimming. Photo: Reuters Summer McIntosh bagged her second title at the swimming world championships as Gretchen Walsh defied illness to win gold and 12-year-old Yu Zidi narrowly missed out on a medal. The 18-year-old McIntosh romped home in the 400m freestyle on Sunday's opening night in Singapore and gave another demonstration of her huge talent a day later in the 200m individual medley. She came home in 2 minutes 6.69 seconds, with Alex Walsh of the United States second (2:08.58) and Canada's Mary-Sophie Harvey third (2:09.15). "Going into the race tonight my goal was to put my head on the wall first, so to get that done is good," said the Canadian phenomenon. "I'm not super-happy with the time, but honestly, at a world championship, my goal is just to go as fast as I can." McIntosh will also race in the 400m medley, 200m butterfly and 800m freestyle in Singapore. She is on track to join Michael Phelps as the only swimmer to win five individual titles at a single world championships. "Still happy with the gold and hoping to keep up my streak next time," she said. Yu was fourth in 2:09.21 in her first world championships final, having been fastest off the blocks and in third place before fading a little. The schoolgirl will also compete in Singapore in the 400m medley and 200m butterfly. "She's obviously phenomenally talented at such a young age and I think it will be interesting to see how she takes this meet," silver medallist Walsh said of the Chinese prodigy. A "fragile" Gretchen Walsh shook off a stomach bug to power to a dominant victory in the 100m butterfly. The world record holder took gold in 54.73 seconds – the second-fastest time in history – ahead of Belgium's Roos Vanotterdijk (55.84) and Alexandria Perkins of Australia (56.33). The United States team has been hit with a bout of acute gastroenteritis and Walsh said she had been laid low heading into the race. "The last couple of days my body has been fragile," said the 22-year-old. "I've needed to give myself grace and luckily I had the morning to recover and rest and I used that," she added. "That helped me enormously going into tonight." Walsh set the world record of 54.60 seconds in May. She said she had to "reevaluate my expectations" for the world championships after her battle with illness but surprised herself with her performance. "I'm over the moon," she said. "I'm really happy that when it mattered, I was able to do that and get my hands on the wall." (AFP)
Qatar Tribune
9 hours ago
- Sport
- Qatar Tribune
McIntosh in league of her own as she wins second world title
DPA Singapore Canadian Summer McIntosh confirmed her top billing when she won women's 200 metre medley gold at the World Aquatics championships in Singapore on Monday. The three time Olympic champion was in a league of her own on the final freestyle leg as she clocked 2 minutes 6.69 seconds - an advantage of 1.89 seconds over American silver medallist Alex Walsh. 'I'm not super happy with the time. Still happy with the gold, will try to continue my streak for the next events,' the champion said. This was McIntosh's second gold out of two events in Singapore after she won the 400m freestyle on Sunday. The success comes a year after the 18-year-old won three golds and one silver at the Paris Olympics, all in individual events. McIntosh's team-mate Mary-Sophie Harvey completed the podium, pipping 12-year-old Chinese Yu Zidi by six hundredths for the bronze. Yu is competing in Singapore via a special exemption because normally swimmers must be at least 14 years old to participate at the worlds. She will also contest other races over the coming days. Walsh also on top Alex Walsh gave her family a second medal on the day, some 90 minutes after her sister and top favourite Gretchen Walsh claimed 100m butterfly gold in a championship record 54.73 seconds. 'I'm so happy. Under 55 (seconds) again, it was not easy and I'm so proud of myself,' said Walsh, who had won silver over the distance at the Olympics. Belgium's Roos Vanotterdijk took silver and bronze went to Australia's Alexandria Perkins. Qin and Grousset get gold On the men's side, China's Qin Haiyang beat Olympic champion Nicolò Martinenghi by .35 of a second for 100m breaststroke gold in 58.23 seconds. Bronze went to Denis Petrashov of Kyrgyzstan, his first medal at a major event. At the 2023 worlds, Qin became the first man in history to win gold in all three breaststroke events at a single edition. But he had a disappointing Olympics and left Paris without an individual medal. His achievements came from relays, with men's 4x100m medley gold and 4x100m mixed medley silver. France's Maxime Grousset beat top seed Noe Ponti in the men's 50m butterfly for gold. Swiss Ponti, the 2024 world champion, set multiple short course world records last year, but had to settle for silver. Italy's Thomas Ceccon won bronze. Stomach bug impacting USA team USA swimming has confirmed reports that some team members competing in the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore were recovering from acute gastroenteritis, US public broadcaster NPR reported. USA swimming senior communications director Nikki Warner said in a statement cited by NPR that 'those experiencing symptoms' were receiving treatment, without saying which swimmers were affected or how they got sick. The team's medical staff was also 'advising the team on further preventative and recovery measures,' Warner added. The team is 'planning to race and perform to the best of our ability for the rest of the meet,' Warner said. On Saturday, Paris 100 metre butterfly gold medallist Torri Huske did not swim the 100m butterfly 'to prioritize her efforts in the 4x100m freestyle relay,' USA swimming said. The relay, which had been favoured to win and was anchored by Huske, came second behind Australia on Sunday evening. Claire Weinstein also pulled out of the 400 metre freestyle. Several US swimmers performed below expectations on Sunday and on Monday.
Kuwait Times
14 hours ago
- Sport
- Kuwait Times
McIntosh wins 2nd Singapore gold; China prodigy Yu fourth
SINGAPORE: Swimming sensation Summer McIntosh won a second world gold in as many days as she triumphed in the 200m medley on Monday, with 12-year-old prodigy Yu Zidi fourth. The 18-year-old Canadian McIntosh came home in 2min 06.69sec, with Alex Walsh of the United States second (2:08.58) and Canada's Mary-Sophie Harvey third (2:09.15). China's Yu was just outside the medals in 2:09.21, having been fastest off the blocks and in third place before fading a little. McIntosh came to Singapore in red-hot form. She then romped to the 400m freestyle crown on Sunday's opening day of competition and is on track to join Michael Phelps as the only swimmer to win five individual titles at a single world championships. 'Going into the race tonight my goal was to put my head on the wall first, so to get that done is good,' said McIntosh. 'I'm not super-happy with the time, but honestly, at a world championship, my goal is just to go as fast as I can. 'Still happy with the gold and hoping to keep up my streak next time.' The Olympic champion and world record holder came into the 200m medley as strong favourite. The teenager smashed Hungarian Katinka Hosszu's decade-old world record at the Canadian trials in June with a sizzling time of 2:05.70. At the trials she also bettered her own 400m medley world record - her third world mark in a matter of days. McIntosh was one of the stars of the swimming at her breakout Olympics in Paris a year ago. She won three golds, including the 200m and 400m medley double. In Singapore she will also race in the 400m medley, 200m butterfly and 800m freestyle. Chinese schoolgirl Yu, who juggles swimming with homework, threatened to win an astonishing world medal before she even becomes a teenager. Yu, who turns 13 in October, will also compete in Singapore in the 400m medley and 200m butterfly. The minimum age at the championships is 14 but younger swimmers can compete if - like Yu - they meet the qualifying standard. Meanwhile, a 'fragile' Gretchen Walsh shook off a stomach bug to power to a dominant victory in the 100m butterfly final at the world championships in Singapore on Monday. World record holder Walsh took gold in 54.73sec - the second-fastest time in history - ahead of Belgium's Roos Vanotterdijk (55.84) and Alexandria Perkins of Australia (56.33). The United States team has been hit with a bout of acute gastroenteritis and Walsh said she had been laid low heading into the race. 'The last couple of days my body has been fragile,' said the 22-year-old. 'I've needed to give myself grace and luckily I had the morning to recover and rest and I used that. 'That helped me enormously going into tonight.' Walsh set the world record of 54.60sec in May. She said she had to 'reevaluate my expectations' for the world championships after her battle with illness but surprised herself with her performance. 'I'm over the moon,' she said. 'I'm really happy that when it mattered, I was able to do that and get my hands on the wall.' This is Walsh's first long course individual world title and the Olympic silver medalist was clear favorite. She won two relay golds at the Paris Olympics but was pipped to gold in the 100m butterfly final by team-mate Torri Huske in an upset. Huske decided against racing in the 100m butterfly in Singapore due to the gastroenteritis outbreak.- AFP
