Canadian swimming star Summer McIntosh was out-touched for gold by 0.02 seconds in the women’s 200-metre individual medley at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships on Saturday.
The reigning Olympic and world champion from Toronto took silver behind China's Yu Yiting, who set a championship record with a time of two minutes 7.45 seconds on the final evening of competition in Irvine, Calif.
Yu was under world-record pace on the opening butterfly leg before American Regan Smith took over the lead on the backstroke. Yu moved back in front on the breaststroke and held off McIntosh in the closing metres.
It's McIntosh's third individual medal of the outdoor meet after winning gold in the 400m medley and silver in the 200m freestyle. She also helped Canada earn bronze in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay.
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"That was probably one of my better swims of the meet, but overall this meet didn't go the way I wanted it to. So there will definitely be a lot of reflection and focus on how I can be better next season," McIntosh told CBC Sports' Devin Heroux.
McIntosh is the world record-holder in the event with a time of 2:05.70 at the 2025 Canadian trials.
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The 19-year-old McIntosh was swimming in her last individual race as a teenager.
"I know that I've accomplished a lot being so young and I've learned so much these past couple years. Going into my 20s, I hope to learn even more," she said.
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Fellow Canadian Alexanne Lepage won the women's 200m breaststroke final later Saturday after leading the entire race and touching in a lifetime best of 2:21.73, beating reigning Olympic and world champion Kate Douglass of the United States.
Douglass rallied from third down the stretch but couldn't catch the Vernon, B.C., native, finishing second in 2:22.57. South Africa's Kaylene Corbett was third in 2:22.97.
"I feel like I'm just a little in shock to be honest," Lepage said.
