McIntosh Wins Third Gold at 2025 World Championships

Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh won her third gold medal at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore by taking the 200-meter butterfly in a championship record time of 2:01.99, just 0.18 seconds behind the 2009 world record set by Liu Zige of China. McIntosh expressed frustration at missing the world mark but celebrated her personal and national record. Regan Smith of the U.S. and Elizabeth Dekkers of Australia finished second and third, respectively. At age 18, McIntosh now has three golds at these championships and continues to build on her medal tally from last year’s Paris Olympics. She remains on pace to potentially equal Michael Phelps’ record of five individual golds at a single world championships. Her next major event will be the 800-meter freestyle, where she is set to face American star Katie Ledecky.