Summer McIntosh ended Katie Ledecky’s nine-year home pool winning streak on Friday, winning the 200m freestyle at a Pro Series swim meet
Ledecky remains mum on 200m plans for 2024 Paris OlympicsSummer McIntosh ended Katie Ledecky’s nine-year home pool winning streak on Friday when the Canadian teenager touched first in the 200m freestyle at a Pro Series swim meet in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.McIntosh clocked a winning time of 1min 54.13sec, lowering her world junior record set at last year’s world championships, coming home 0.83sec clear of Ledecky.
It marked the first defeat for Ledecky in a domestic freestyle long course final of 200m or longer since a loss to Allison Schmitt in 2014. “I’m really happy with that swim,” 16-year-old McIntosh, who becomes the ninth fastest woman in history in the event, told the Peacock network. “It hurt really bad.”
Ledecky, won four golds at the Rio Olympics including the 200m freestyle but dominates in the longer freestyle distances.Ledecky has not yet confirmed her schedule for next year’s Paris Olympics where McIntosh will also be a multiple medal threat. While Ledecky grabbed gold in the 400m, 800m and 1500m frees, plus the 4x200m free relay at last year’s world championships McIntosh won the 200m fly and 400m individual medley and finished second to the American in the 400m free.
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