Canada’s Summer McIntosh wins gold in 200m butterfly at World Aquatics Championship

FUKUOKA, Japan — Canada’s Summer McIntosh won gold in the women’s 200-metre butterfly at the World Aquatics Championship on Thursday.

The 16-year-old from Toronto touched the wall in 2 minutes, 4.06 seconds to claim victory over Australia’s Elizabeth Dekkers (2:05.46) and American Regan Smith (2:06.58).

Her winning time set both a new world junior record and Canadian record.

It was McIntosh’s second medal at the world championship. She also won bronze in the 200m freestyle on Wednesday.