Her gold is the 17-year-old’s third medal at the Paris Games
Summer McIntosh of Team Canada celebrates after winning gold in the Women's 200-metre butterfly final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on Aug. 1, 2024 in Nanterre, France.The 17-year-old from Toronto won another gold medal on Thursday night, setting an Olympic record in the in the 200-metre butterfly in a time of 2 minutes 3.03 seconds.
That makes three medals in three individual events for McIntosh, an international sensation who is now drawing some of the loudest cheers at Paris La Défense Arena for any swimmer not from France. After swimming in second place for the first half of the 200-metre butterfly, McIntosh took over on the last half passing Zhang and holding off Smith for the win.
Mcintosh Half Time Butterfly Silver Canada Medley Fist Regan Smith Toronto Paris
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