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Watch Canadians McIntosh, Kharun swim for world short course championship gold

Watch as Canada's top swimmers go for gold at the world short course championships in Budapest, Hungary. Summer McIntosh and Ilya Kharun both swim in their respective 200m butterfly finals on Thursday.

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World Aquatics Swimming Championship (25m): Afternoon Day 3 - Budapest

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Watch as some of the world's top swimmers head to Duna Arena in Budapest for Day 3 of the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m).

Click on the video player above beginning at 11:20 a.m. ET to watch live coverage of the World Aquatics Swimming Championship (25m) from Budapest, Hungary.

Canadian sensation Summer McIntosh has her second world record of the week at the world short course championships.

The reigning Olympic and world champion covered the women's 200-metre butterfly in one minute 59.32 seconds for the gold medal over Regan Smith (2:01.00) of the United States. Australian Elizabeth Dekkers collected bronze in 2:02.91.

On Tuesday, McIntosh posted a world-record time (3:50.25) in the women's 400 freestyle for her first individual world short course championship gold.

In the men's 200 fly, Montreal native Ilya Kharun set a championship record and lowered his national mark to 1:48.24, beating Alberto Razzetti of Italy, who touched the wall in 1:48.64. Poland's Krzysztof Chmielewski took bronze (1:49.26).

The 19-year-old Kharun won silver in the men's 50 butterfly Wednesday before helping the Canadian mixed 4x50m relay team to a silver-medal finish.

 

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