Summer McIntosh wins Canada’s 1st swimming gold of Paris 2024

Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh is nan Olympic champion successful nan women’s 400-metre individual medley.

The 17-year-old from Toronto became nan first Canadian female to return golden successful nan title that combines butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle successful that order.

McIntosh won handily pinch a clip of 4 minutes 27.71 seconds and touched nan wall 2 assemblage lengths up of metallic medallist Katie Grimes of nan United States, who was complete 5 seconds behind. Emma Weyant of nan U.S. took bronze.

McIntosh collected her 2nd badge successful Paris aft a metallic successful 400-metre freestyle connected opening nighttime astatine nan pool.

She’s racing 4 individual events pinch nan 200-metre medley and butterfly coming up later this week.

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The teen is besides expected to title successful nan relay finals.

This study by The Canadian Press was first published July 29, 2024.