2022 FINA WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
- June 18-25, 2022 (pool swimming)
- Budapest, Hungary
- Duna Arena
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WOMEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY – SEMI-FINALS
- World Record: 2:01.81, Liu Zige (CHN) – 2009 Chinese National Games
- Championship Record: 2:03.41, Jess Jess (AUS) – 2009 World Championships
- 2021 Olympic Champion: Zhang Yufei (CHN), 2:03.86
- 2019 World Champion: Boglarka Kapas (HUN), 2:06.78
Finals Qualifiers:
- Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2:05.79 WJR
- Hali Flickinger (USA), 2:05.90
- Regan Smith (USA), 2:07.13
- Lana Pudar (BIH), 2:07.58
- Zhang Yufei (CHN), 2:07.76
- Elizabeth Dekkers (AUS), 2:07.77
- Helena Bach (DEN), 2:07.82
- Boglarka Kapas (HUN), 2:07.89
15-year-old Canadian superstar Summer McIntosh is truly having a phenomenal meet in Budapest. After breaking 4:00 in the 400 free final on night 1 of the meet, the youngster led prelims of the women’s 200 fly this morning, then posted the fastest time in semifinals tonight as well. Not only was McIntosh’s semifinals time of 2:05.79 the fastest in the field, it marks a new Canadian Record and new World Junior Record to boot.
The previous Canadian Record was held by McIntosh at 2:05.81, a time which she swam on March 5th of this year at a smaller meet in Canada. That time was also standing as the World Jr Record, although it’s unclear whether or not it had been ratified. Sometimes World Junior Records, especially those that occur at non-major meets, take a long time to go through the ratification process. Regardless, McIntosh’s swim tonight is a new World Junior Record, and we know it will be official in short order because it happened at World Champs, and she’s only 15.
Speaking of her age, this means McIntosh has a lot of time left wherein she could further lower the WJR in this event. Heck, she’ll have another great opportunity tomorrow night in the final.
Here is a split comparison between McIntosh’s 2:05.81 from March and her 2:05.79 tonight:
| Split | Summer McIntosh – 2022 World Champs Semifinals | Summer McIntosh – 3/5/2022 |
| 50m | 28.36 | 28.43 |
| 100m | 59.94 (31.58) | 1:00.07 (31.64) |
| 150m | 1:32.44 (32.50) | 1:33.02 (32.95) |
| 200m | 2:05.79 (33.35) | 2:05.81 (32.79) |
| FINAL TIME | 2:05.79 | 2:05.81 |
Despite the times being just 0.02 seconds apart, McIntosh actually swam the two races rather differently. She was more or less the same on the first 100 tonight, but she pushed the 3rd 50 harder, then paid for it on the final 50. It’s possible McIntosh just shut it down a bit on the final 50, since at that point she had to know she’d secured a spot in finals. We’ll find out tomorrow night.
Still can’t believe she was left off the teams in the Swim Swam fantasy draft!
It’s crazy she is the first junior swimmer faster than Mary T from 40 years ago! Granted if Mary T wore goggles and had one of today’s suits, she may have gone a 2:01
The de facto WJR is Jiao who got second in the 2008 Olympics with 2:04.72 (albeit in a Speedo LZR)
Why is Jiao’s time not ratified?
Not ratified because they only count times since ~2013
Ah yes, forgot about that one. The WJR is still kind of a joke in some events. For example the women’s 200 and 400 I’m should be 2:07 and 4:28 because Ye Shiwen was 16 at the 2012 Olympics, but the “WJR” for those events are significantly slower.
Before her junior days are over I think McIntish will go faster then Ye Shiwen in both those events.