Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh narrowly missed out on a gold medal by 0.02 seconds in the women’s 200-meter individual medley at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. The Toronto native, who is an Olympic and world champion, clinched the silver medal behind China’s Yu Yiting, who set a championship record with a time of 2:07.45. American Alex Walsh claimed the bronze in 2:07.66.
Yu started strong, being under world-record pace in the opening butterfly leg before Regan Smith of the USA took the lead on the backstroke. However, Yu regained the lead during the breaststroke leg and managed to hold off McIntosh in the closing meters. This marked McIntosh’s third individual medal at the event, having previously secured gold in the 400m medley and silver in the 200m freestyle, in addition to helping Canada win bronze in the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay.
Reflecting on the race, McIntosh expressed her disappointment at missing the gold but acknowledged it as one of her better performances at the meet. The 19-year-old, who holds the world record in the event from the 2025 Canadian trials, is already looking ahead to improving in the upcoming seasons.
In another event, Canadian Alexanne Lepage claimed victory in the women’s 200m breaststroke final, outperforming reigning Olympic and world champion Kate Douglass from the USA. Lepage led throughout the race and touched the wall in a personal best time of 2:21.73, leaving Douglass in second place with a time of 2:22.57. South Africa’s Kaylene Corbett secured the third spot.
Canada concluded the championships with a total of 13 medals – three gold, four silver, and six bronze – marking their most successful performance at the Pan Pacific Championships since 1997. The United States topped the overall medal standings with 50 medals, followed by Australia with 35 and Canada with 13.