Olympic Swimming 2024: Women's 200M Butterfly Medal Winners, Times and Results

Summer McIntosh became the first female swimmer to win multiple individual gold medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Thursday.

The 17-year-old Canadian phenom won the women's 200-meter butterfly over American Regan Smith to add to her growing Olympic resume that also includes a gold in the 400-meter individual medley.

China's Zhang Yufei, who won bronze, led for the first 100 meters, but then McIntosh took over in the second half of the race.

Smith produced an incredible final turn to speed in front of Zhang and take silver for the United States.

Results

1. Summer McIntosh (Canada) - 2:03.03

2. Regan Smith (United States) - 2:03.84

3. Zhang Yufei (China) - 2:05.09

T4. Elizabeth Dekkers (Australia) - 2:07.11

T4. Helena Rosendahl Bach (Denmark) - 2:07.11

6. Alex Shackell (United States) - 2:07.73

7. Abbey Connor (Australia) - 2:08.15

8. Laura Stephens (Great Britain) - 2:08.82

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McIntosh joined France's Leon Marchand as the only swimmers to win two individual gold medals in Paris.

The 17-year-old was patient through the first 100 meters and then took control in front of Zhang and Smith.

McIntosh's pace at the end was so fast that she set the Olympic record previously held by Zhang's time in Tokyo. Zhang was comfortably in second place through 150 meters, but Smith produced an incredible final 50 meters.

Smith stayed underwater longer than anyone after the final turn and used that to her advantage to pass Zhang.

Smith earned her second consecutive silver in the 200-meter butterfly. She now owns four Olympic silver medals in her career. Zhang, who won the gold in Tokyo, took her second Olympic medal in the event with her bronze-medal finish.