Canada's relay teams couldn't tie a bow on one of country's most successful Olympic swim meets Sunday, but the team's depth produced a record number of medals in individual events in Paris.
Canada's Summer McIntosh, of Toronto, celebrates with her gold medal won in the 200m women's individual medley final during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, in Nanterre, France, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi.PARIS – Canada’s relay teams couldn’t tie a bow on one of country’s most successful Olympic swim meets Sunday, but the team’s depth produced a record number of medals in individual events in Paris.
Canada ranked third in overall medals in Paris behind juggernaut United States with 28 and Australia with 18, and ahead of host France’s seven. The French ranked ahead of Canada in gold, however, with four from Leon Marchand. For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.
Backstroker Kylie Masse, breaststroker Sophie Angus and butterfly specialist Maggie Mac Neil kept Canada in silver-medal position and McIntosh ran second at the turn.The 17-year-old couldn’t hold it, however, and was overtaken by eventual silver medallist Australia and bronze medallist China on the home stretch behind the victorious U.S.
“Definitely hard,” said Mac Neil, who has said Paris was her last Olympic Games. “This was our best shot to get on that podium, and we were super close, but it’s been a long week, and it’s what we trained for. We put up a good fight today.”Women won all six swimming medals in Rio and six again in Tokyo three years ago. Joshua Liendo’s silver and Ilya Kharun’s double bronze marked a resurgence on the men’s side.“You have to be happy with that,” said Atkinson.
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