Summer McIntosh

Summer McIntosh (born August 18, 2006) is a Canadian competitive swimmer.[1]

Summer McIntosh
Personal information
National team Canada
Born (2006-08-18) August 18, 2006
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubHigh Performance Centre - Ontario
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Canada

Personal life

McIntosh is the daughter of former Canadian Olympic team swimmer Jill Horstead.[2] Her older sister Brooke is a competitive pair skater.[3]

Career

McIntosh has broken over 50 age group national swimming records.[4]

In May 2021, McIntosh swam a 4:05.13 in the 400 m freestyle, the fastest time ever by a 14-year-old swimmer worldwide.[5]

As part of the 2021 Canadian Olympic swimming trials in Toronto, McIntosh won the 200 m freestyle event over training partner Penny Oleksiak, with a personal best time of 1:56.19, which also marked the fastest time ever by a 14 year old swimmer worldwide.[6] This qualified her for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. McIntosh followed this up with a win in the 800 m freestyle event, in another personal best time of 8:29.49. She was the youngest person named to the Canadian Olympic team.[7][8][9][10]

In her first event, McIntosh finished fourth in the women's 400m freestyle, breaking the Canadian national record with a time of 4:02.42.[11] She advanced to the semifinals of the women's 200m freestyle, but placed ninth there and thus missed the final. She was chosen as part of the Canadian team for the 4 x 200 m relay, along with Oleksiak, Rebecca Smith and Kayla Sanchez. They set a new Canadian record in the event final, placing fourth.[12] McIntosh's last event was the women's 800m freestyle, where she placed eleventh and thus did not advance to the final.[13]

Following the Olympics, McIntosh made her debut on the International Swimming League as part of the Toronto Titans.[14]

References
  1. "Summer McIntosh". www.swimming.ca/. Swimming Canada. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. Grossman, David. "Summer McIntosh - On Track and Pushing Forward". www.swimontario.com/. Swim Ontario. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. Dichter, Myles (June 21, 2021). "Summer McIntosh, 14, could follow Penny Oleksiak as Canada's next Olympic breakout". CBC Sports.
  4. "Summer McIntosh". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  5. Keith, Braden (27 May 2021). "14-year Old Summer Mcintosh Swims 4:05 in 400 Meter Freestyle". www.swimswam.com/. SwimSwam. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  6. "Teenage swimmer Summer McIntosh edges Penny Oleksiak at Canadian Olympic trials, books Tokyo spot". CBC Sports. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  7. "14-year-old Summer McIntosh wins again at Canadian Olympic swim trials". Sportsnet. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  8. "26 athletes nominated to Canada's Olympic swimming team". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  9. "Canada's Tokyo 2020 Swimming Team Announced". www.swimming.ca/. Swimming Canada. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  10. Nichols, Paula (24 June 2021). "Team Canada to have 26 swimmers at Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  11. "Summer McIntosh finishes fourth in 400m freestyle, sets Canadian recordagain". Sportsnet. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  12. Heroux, Devin (July 28, 2021). "Canadian women just miss podium in 4x200m freestyle relay". CBC Sports.
  13. Sutherland, James (29 July 2021). "McIntosh Continues to Marvel: 14-Year-Old Smashes Canadian 800 Free NAG In 8:25". www.swimswam.com/. SwimSwam. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  14. Dornan, Ben (27 August 2021). "15-Year Old Summer McIntosh Has Splashy Debut in International Swimming League". www.swimswam.com/. SwimSwam. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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