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Summer McIntosh strikes gold for Team Canada in 400m IM

July 30, 2024
Still weeks out from her 18th birthday, Toronto’s own Summer McIntosh has already become the face of Team Canada in Paris. Talk about making a splash.
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Summer McIntosh strikes gold for Team Canada in 400m IMSummer McIntosh strikes gold for Team Canada in 400m IM
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The GIST: Still weeks out from her 18th birthday, Toronto’s own Summer McIntosh has already become the face of Team Canada in Paris. Talk about making a splash.

McIntosh grabs gold in 400m individual medley (IM): The 17-year-old dominated the field pool yesterday to earn her second medal of the Games, beating runner-up Katie Grimes of the U.S. by a whopping five and a half seconds.

  • Expectations for McIntosh were sky-high after she narrowly missed the 800m freestyle podium in Tokyo and set a world record in the 400m IM at May’s Team Canada trials. Safe to say she’s more than lived up to the hype.

What’s next: McIntosh’s grueling schedule continues with tomorrow’s heats and semifinal in the 200m butterfly, where she’s widely expected to make Thursday’s final.

  • She’ll then have a fourth shot at history in the 200m IM, with heats and semis scheduled for Friday and finals on Saturday. Our prediction? The summer of Summer is just getting started.
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