Paris 2024 swimming: All results, as Summer McIntosh comes from behind to break Olympic record and win 200m IM gold
Canada's Summer McIntosh broke the Olympic record as she took gold in the 200m individual medley at Paris La Defense Arena on Saturday, 3 August, finishing ahead of Kate Douglass of Team USA and Australia's Kaylee McKeown at Olympic Games Paris 2024.
McIntosh touched the wall to finish in 2:06.56, two hundredths of a second faster than Hungary's Katinka Hosszu's record that has stood since Rio 2016.
It’s her third gold of Paris 2024.
"The reason I'm able to do this is just because of all the hard work and dedication I've given to this moment, along with all my family and my teammates, and my coaches have also worked so hard for me to be here today,” McIntosh said.
Douglass and USA teammate Alex Walsh had an early lead, but McIntosh stayed close throughout the race and with 20 metres left found an extra gear to break clear and make history.
Douglass clocked 2:06.92 to take silver with McKeown taking bronze in 2:08.08.
For Douglass, it's been a successful Olympics, winning gold in the 200m breaststroke and silver in 4x100m freestyle relay.
"After Tokyo, it was really cool to get a taste of what winning an Olympic medal was like," she said. "This time around, I hoped to be coming home with more than one. To be coming with three medals is really awesome. A year ago, if you told me I’d have an individual gold and silver I probably wouldn’t have believed you. I’m proud of myself."
Walsh was later disqualified after a review showed she made an illegal turn between the backstroke and breaststroke.
Women's 200m IM results
Gold: Summer McIntosh, Canada
Silver: Kate Douglass, USA
Bronze: Kaylee McKeown, Australia
Find all the results at Olympics.com.