The accolades continue for Summer McIntosh. The 18-year-old swimmer from Toronto, who brought home three gold medals and one silver from the Paris Olympics last summer, was nominated for a Laureus Award in the breakthrough category by World Aquatics on Monday. McIntosh’s performance in Paris made her the first-ever Canadian athlete to win three gold medals at a … Read more
Canadian swimming superstar Summer McIntosh has decided to make a coaching change to help in her pursuit of five gold medals at the next Olympics. In an exclusive interview with CBC Sports, the 18-year-old from Toronto said this will be her last season training at the Sarasota Sharks facility with coach Brent Arckey, who helped her … Read more
2 hours ago Sports Duration 1:15 The Toronto native’s domination of the swimming world is showing no signs of letting up, breaking records one after another. As McIntosh prepares to compete in Singapore this summer, CBC Sports’ Brittany MacLean dives into her unprecedented journey, as well as what’s next for this Canadian icon. Source link
Summer McIntosh just keeps getting faster. The 18-year-old swimmer broke a Canadian and Commonwealth record in the women’s 800-metre freestyle on Thursday night at the Southern Zone South Sectional Championships in Plantation, Fla. McIntosh’s touched the wall in eight minutes 9.86 seconds, which is the 10th-fastest time ever posted in the event. American Katie Ledecky holds the top nine fastest times, … Read more
