Swimming – World Record by McIntosh

McIntosh, the three-time gold medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics, was 16 hundredths of a second faster than China’s Liu Zige, who set the old record (2:01.81) in 2009 – in the era when full-body suits were allowed. “That was the one world record I dreamed of as a kid,” McIntosh said after the race. “The fact that I’ve achieved it now is really incredible.” She now holds five of the six best times in the dolphin discipline. The Canadian lives and trains in the USA. In Austin she will be coached by Bob Bowman, who led US swimming legend Michael Phelps to 23 Olympic gold medals.