Sarah Sjostrom Loses World Records to Summer McIntosh

Sarah Sjostrom's world records have been broken by Summer McIntosh, who now holds four world records.

What happened?

McIntosh broke the world record in the 200-meter butterfly at the Canadian Trials on Sunday night.

This increased her total of global standards to four, making her the first female swimmer to simultaneously hold four world records since Sarah Sjostrom.

Why it matters for Sarah Sjostrom

From 2017 through 2024, Sarah Sjostrom was the world-record holder in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 50 butterfly, and 100 fly.

The first of those marks to fall was the 100 fly, as American Gretchen Walsh went 55.18 in the semifinals of the event at the 2024 United States Olympic Trials in Indianapolis.

What comes next?

In recent weeks, Sarah Sjostrom has watched her world-record total dwindle to one, thanks to Kate Douglass breaking her record in the 50 freestyle and Marrit Steenbergen lowering her standard in the 100 freestyle.

Kate Douglass' record endured only nine days, with Gretchen Walsh beating it.

And Summer McIntosh is the No. 2 performer in history in the 800 freestyle, sitting behind only Katie Ledecky.

McIntosh's margin in the 400 freestyle is 1.20 seconds over Aussie Ariarne Titmus, 3:54.18 to 3:55.38.

So Summer McIntosh's world record of 2:05.70 in the 200 medley is .42 clear of Katinka Hosszu.

Historically, only Shane Gould, Kornelia Ender, and Michael Phelps have held five long-course world records at once.