Summer McIntosh was a whisker away from breaking a third world record in under a week at the Canadian Swimming Trials, posting the second-fastest 200m butterfly in history.

The 18-year-old posted a time of 2:02.26 in Tuesday’s race, just fractionally off Liu Zige’s world record of 2:01.81 set back in 2009.

Olympic champion Liu Zige trimmed 1.6 seconds off the world record in the women's 200-meter butterfly at China's National Games on Wednesday.

Summer McIntosh came within a whisker of breaking a third world record at the Canadian swimming trials on Tuesday after finishing 0.45 seconds outside Liu Zige's 200m butterfly mark set during the ...

The 18-year-old posted a time of 2:02.26 in Tuesday’s race, just fractionally off Liu Zige’s world record of 2:01.81 set back in 2009. Previously, no swimmer had gotten within a second of Zige ...

(Reuters) -Summer McIntosh came within a whisker of breaking a third world record at the Canadian swimming trials on Tuesday after finishing 0.45 seconds outside Liu Zige's 200m butterfly mark set ...

Teenage swim sensation Summer McIntosh continues red hot form with second fastest 200m butterfly in history Summer McIntosh has Liu Zige's world record in her sights. - Denes Erdos/AP/File ...