McIntosh ends Ledecky's 9-year domestic win streak with record-breaking 200m freestyle

Canadian swimming star Summer McIntosh delivered another record-breaking performance on Friday, setting anational record in the women's 200-metre freestyle at the 2023 Pro Swim Series event in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

The 16-year-old from Toronto clocked one minute, 54.13 seconds to eclipse Taylor Ruck's previous mark of1:54.44 from2018, while also loweringherworld junior record of1:54.79 set attheworldchampionships last Junein Budapest, Hungary.

It is also the fastest time ever recorded in the United States.

McIntosh finished ahead of seven-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky, ending the American star'snine-year domestic win streak.

Ledeckytouchedsecond in 1:54.96, while Hong Kong's Siobhan Haugheywas third at 1:55.53.

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.

Fellow Canadian Ella Jansen, 17, was sixth with a personal-best time of1:58.30.

Jansen finished secondin the women's 400mindividual medley later on Friday in 4:43.32, with Ledeckywinning in 4:36.04.

Tess Cieplucha of Georgetown, Ont., finishedthird in 4:44.92, whileBailey Andison of Smiths Falls, Ont.,was fourth (4:46.66).

Calgary's Lorne Winnington added a second-place finish in the men's 400mindividual medley with a time of 4:19.95, finishing behindAmerican Bobby Finke (4:15.93).

Three-time Olympian Katerine Savard of Pont-Rouge, Que., tied for third in the women's 50m butterfly withNatalie Hinds of the U.S. (26.68). Fellow American Abbey Weitzeiland Emilie Beckmann of Denmark tied for first at 26.27.

''I swam both the 200 free and 50 fly heats and finals (B final for the 200 in which she placed third for 11thoverall) to continue a heavy workload this early in the season,'' Savard said. ''I'm really happy with the progress I'm making towards the trials [later this month for this summer's world championships].''

Fellow Canadian Sophie Anguswas fifth in the 50m breaststroke in 31.47.

On the men's side, Aiden Norman of Calgary was fourth in the 200m backstroke in a personal best 2:01.26 just 0.12 seconds off the podium.

Montreal native Ilya Kharun was fifth in the 50m butterfly in 23.73.

Ledecky, won four gold at the Rio Olympics including the 200m freestyle but dominates in the longer freestyle distances.

She has won gold in the 800m free at the 2012 London, 2016 Rio and 2020 Summer Games.

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.

Competition in Fort Lauderdale ends Saturday.