Canada’s Olympic swimming trials start next week and all eyes are on a 17-year-old who has a cat named after Michael Phelps; an athlete she could emulate in Paris.
Earlier this month swimming fans thought they had stumbled upon a scoop in the back channels of the internet.“DID SUMMER MCINTOSH’S NEW SPONSOR JUST LEAK HER OLYMPIC TRIALS SCHEDULE?” screamed a headline on the SwimSwam news website.
First up on Monday is the women’s 400m freestyle. This time last year, at Canada’s trials, McIntosh stunned the world by breaking Ariarne Titmus’ world record.Getty McIntosh was able to brush off the disappointment on night one in Japan by winning gold in the 400m individual medley and 200m butterfly, to go with bronze medals in the 200m freestyle and 4x100m medley relay.
There is a decent chance McIntosh will qualify for - and enter - five individual events at the Paris Olympics; the 200m and 400m freestyle, both medleys , plus the 200m butterfly. McIntosh’s best times in all five events, since the start of 2023, rank in the top three among her peers.
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