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Canada's Summer McIntosh edges USA's Regan Smith for gold in 200 fly

(Photo credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports)

PARIS -- Summer McIntosh claimed her second gold medal of the Paris Olympics on Thursday as she fended off her American rival and a strong field in the women's 200 meters butterfly.

The 17-year-old touched the wall in an Olympic record time of 2:03.03 at La Defense Arena, 0.81 seconds ahead of silver medalist Regan Smith of the United States. China's Zhang Yufei won bronze.

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