Summer McIntosh breaks women’s 200-meter butterfly world record at Canadian trials

MONTREAL (AP) — Summer McIntosh broke the longest-standing individual women’s swimming world record Sunday night, finishing the 200-meter butterfly in 2 minutes 1.65 seconds at the Canadian trials.

The 19-year-old McIntosh broke the mark of 2:01.81 set by China's Liu Zige in 2009 during what’s known as the super-suit era.

A three-time champion at the 2004 Paris Olympics, McIntosh slammed her fists into the water in celebration while smiling ear-to-ear as the crowd erupted inside the Olympic pool.

McIntosh has long targeted the record, coming within 0.18 seconds with a time of 2:01.99 last year in the world championships.

The race Sunday was the first opportunity for many Canadian fans to see McIntosh compete since her high-profile move to train in Austin, Texas, under Bob Bowman, the coach who guided Michael Phelps to a record 23 Olympic gold medals.

McIntosh will compete in the 400 IM on Monday, the 400 free on Tuesday and the 200 IM on Wednesday ahead of the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California.

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Summer McIntosh swims to a new world record during the women's 200m butterfly final at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Montreal, on Sunday, July 5, 2026. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Summer McIntosh dives off the blocks at the start of the women's 200m butterfly final at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Montreal, on Sunday, July 5, 2026. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Summer McIntosh, left, reacts after setting a new world in the women's 200m butterfly final at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Montreal, on Sunday, July 5, 2026. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Summer McIntosh exhales prior to competing in the women's 200m butterfly final at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Montreal, on Sunday, July 5, 2026. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Summer McIntosh waves to fans after setting a new world in the women's 200m butterfly final at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Montreal, on Sunday, July 5, 2026. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Defenseman Pavel Mintyukov has agreed to five-year contract extension worth $36 million with the Anaheim Ducks, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity Sunday because the Ducks didn't announce the financial terms of their deal through the 2030-31 season with the 22-year-old Mintyukov. The promising Russian blueliner was a restricted free agent this summer after recording 17 goals and 52 assists over 204 games in his first three NHL seasons.

The Ducks belatedly got this pricier-than-expected deal done with one of their most important young players only two days after they blundered into a precarious situation with their cornerstone center.

Leo Carlsson signed a five-year, $90 million offer sheet with Philadelphia last Friday, which means the 21-year-old Swede is likely to be the NHL's highest-paid player next season for the Flyers or for the Ducks, who can match the offer or receive four first-round draft picks as compensation. Anaheim must decide by Friday.

Either way, the development is a public embarrassment for Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek, whose antagonistic, foot-dragging attitude in negotiations with his young core finally cost him dearly.

Either he will lose one of the NHL's top young centers, or Carlsson will eat up much more of his salary cap room than would have been necessary if Verbeek had done a deal at any point in the past year. Carlsson's front-loaded, $18-million-per-year offer from the Flyers is much more than he was expected to receive, and more than Carlsson had already said he would accept.

Mason McTavish, Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale all held out in recent years when Verbeek’s hardline tactics dragged the negotiations into training camp — and while they all eventually signed, Verbeek has since traded all three young players.

Mintyukov's deal was worth more than he was expected to get by most NHL observers, but the Ducks didn't say whether another team had signed Mintyukov to an offer sheet. No NHL team immediately announced it had used the same tactic with Mintyukov that Flyers general manager Daniel Briere is using to attempt to sign Carlsson.

Verbeek also must still sign breakout star Cutter Gauthier, who scored 41 goals for the Ducks last season before reaching restricted free agency.

Anaheim still has enough cap room to do a deal with Gauthier, who isn't eligible to receive an offer sheet from another team. But the combined size of these now-inflated deals for Mintyukov, Gauthier and likely Carlsson means Verbeek won't have any room to make additional improvements to his roster, and will almost certainly have to offload salary.

Verbeek also has lost four key defensemen — captain Radko Gudas, Jacob Trouba, John Carlson and Olen Zellweger — in the past month while adding only journeyman Nick Jensen as a probable replacement.

Verbeek's mistakes have dampened the good feelings coming off an impressive season by the Ducks, who ended their seven-year playoff drought and then eliminated the back-to-back Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers in the first round with an exciting young core under coach Joel Quenneville.

Mintyukov was the 10th overall pick in the 2022 NHL draft. While he has the potential to become an elite two-way defenseman, he hasn't yet developed the consistency or the scoring acumen to match the size of his contract extension.

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FILE - Anaheim Ducks defenseman Pavel Mintyukov (98) passes the puck against the Utah Mammoth during the second period of an NHL hockey game, March 20, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak, File)