The swimmer won her second medal at the Paris Olympics on Monday, after earning silver in the women’s 400-metre freestyle event on Saturday
Canada 's Summer Mcintosh celebrates after winning the final of the women's 400m individual medley swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.Swimming her signature race, the 400-metre individual medley, the 17-year-old from Toronto won the gold medal in spectacular fashion, beating several of the world’s best swimmers in one of the sport’s most gruelling races.
This was her race; the one she set the world record in 74 days ago in Toronto, breaking her previous world record in the process. Since last year, McIntosh has owned this race, but the Olympics are the biggest stage, where it matters the most.American Katie Grimes won the silver and Emma Weyant of the U.S. claimed the bronze .
Back then, McIntosh was just 14. Today she has grown to become one of the world’s most technically sound swimmers in the medley. Her all business-approach extends to Paris, where she has the busiest schedule of any Canadian swimmer, not just here, but in history.
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