2025 World Swimming Championships: Summer McIntosh cruises into 200m butterfly ultimate

Canadian swimming sensation Summer McIntosh surged via the ultimate 100m to win the second semi-final of the ladies’s 200m butterfly on Wednesday (30 July), comfortably reserving her place within the ultimate.

More considerably, the victory strikes the 18-year-old one step nearer to a 3rd gold, and doubtlessly 5, as she continues her formidable bid to match the legendary Michael Phelps’ five-gold haul from a single World Championships.

McIntosh has already sealed gold medals in 400m freestyle and 200m particular person medley on the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.

McIntosh, who’s the second quickest within the historical past of the 200m butterfly, began slowly however turned on the jets within the second 100m and touched the wall first in 2:06.22, forward of USA’s Regan Smith (2:06.96) and Ireland’s Ellen Walshe (2:07.48).

Emily Large (Great Britain), Ellen Rosendahl Bach (Denmark) and Yu Zidi (People’s Republic of China) additionally certified from an especially quick semi ultimate 2 the place six swimmers made the ultimate.

Two swimmers from the primary semi ultimate: Australia’s Elizabeth Dekkers (2:06.13), who gained the race, and USA’s Caroline Bricker (2:07.86) full the ultimate line up.

The ultimate will happen on Thursday (31 July) at 11:02GMT.