Swimmers set new competition records at World Aquatics Championships
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Swimmers set new competition records at World Aquatics Championships
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Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh set a new competition record in the women’s 200m butterfly on Thursday (Jul 31) evening.
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The 18-year-old led her race from start to end, taking home her third gold of the championships.
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She finished with a time of 2 minutes 1.99 seconds, missing the world record by less than two-tenths of a second.
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Romanian swimmer David Popovici also set a new competition record the same day, in the men’s 100m freestyle finals.
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Popovici, the current Olympic champion, finished in 46.51 seconds to earn his second gold medal of the championships.
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All eyes were on French swimmer Leon Marchand in his 200m men’s individual medley finals, after he set a world record in the semi-finals the previous day.
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Marchand won his race with a timing of 1 minute 53.68 seconds, under a second shy of his record.
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