McIntosh Breaks Longstanding 200 Fly World Record Summer McIntosh's recent breaking of the 200 meter butterfly world record is a significant milestone in women's swimming. The exact time of 2:01.
65 may have been surpassed, but its significance lies in the story behind it. For nearly a decade, Liu Zige's record from 2009 stood as an unassailable barrier.
That time seemed impenetrable, even for athletes like McIntosh who had pushed themselves to within mere fractions of a second of the mark in previous competitions.