Summer McIntosh came within a whisker of breaking a long-standing world record, and Leon Marchand failed to improve on a new mark he set just a night earlier, but both young guns won gold medals at the World Championships in Singapore on Thursday. Romania’s David Popovici also flirted with a record on day five at…
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE – JULY 27: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was captured using an underwater robotic camera.) Summer McIntosh of Team Canada competes in the Women’s 200m Individual Medley Semifinal on day 17 of the Singapore 2025 World Aquatics Championships at World Aquatics Championships Arena on July 27, 2025 in Singapore. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) Getty…
Two days. Two gold medals. Summer McIntosh is off to a perfect start at the Swimming World Championships in her attempt to win five individual gold medals, a feat only achieved by American legend Michael Phelps. The 18-year-old Canadian took the 200-metre individual medley on Monday, clocking 2:06.69. The victory matched the gold she won…