Summer McIntosh
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| National team |  Canada | |||||||
| Born | August 18, 2006 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||
| Weight | 45 kg (99 lb) | |||||||
| Sport | ||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||
| Club | High Performance Centre - Ontario | |||||||
Medal record
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Summer McIntosh (born August 18, 2006) is a Canadian competitive swimmer.[1]
Personal life[edit]
McIntosh is the daughter of former Canadian Olympic team swimmer Jill Horstead.[2] Her older sister Brooke is a competitive pair skater.[3]
Career[edit]
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 set a new national record in the heats but placed eleventh and thus did not advance to the final.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Summer McIntosh". www.swimming.ca/. Swimming Canada. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Grossman, David. "Summer McIntosh - On Track and Pushing Forward". www.swimontario.com/. Swim Ontario. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ Dichter, Myles (June 21, 2021). "Summer McIntosh, 14, could follow Penny Oleksiak as Canada's next Olympic breakout". CBC Sports.
- ^ "Summer McIntosh". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "14-year-old Summer McIntosh wins again at Canadian Olympic swim trials". Sportsnet. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "26 athletes nominated to Canada's Olympic swimming team". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Canada's Tokyo 2020 Swimming Team Announced". www.swimming.ca/. Swimming Canada. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (24 June 2021). "Team Canada to have 26 swimmers at Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Summer McIntosh finishes fourth in 400m freestyle, sets Canadian recordagain". Sportsnet. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ Heroux, Devin (July 28, 2021). "Canadian women just miss podium in 4x200m freestyle relay". CBC Sports.
- ^ 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.
External links[edit]
- Summer McIntosh, Canadian Olympic Committee