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After a few agonizingly close attempts, Summer McIntosh finally got her hands on the world record in the women’s 200 butterfly on Sunday during the opening night of action at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Montreal.
The 19-year-old executed a perfect swim to finish in a time of 2:01.65, breaking Liu Zige‘s vaunted super-suited world record of 2:01.81 set in October 2009.
Liu’s mark had stood as the oldest women’s world record on the books, and McIntosh was very vocal about her desire to break the mark last year, when she gave it a good run at the Canadian Trials (2:02.26) and the World Championships (2:01.99).