The women\u0027s A\u002Dteam is rested and ready for the 4x100 medley final thanks to a strong preliminary performance by Taylor Ruck, Sydney Pickrem, Maggie Mac Neil…
While only four can race at a time, of course, depth is required to facilitate the top swimmers opportunity to succeed in their individual events as well. The depth swimmers help secure a lane for the final, then the first line group is brought in to race for the podium.
The fill-ins did admirably, emerging as the fastest of the eight qualifiers in a time of 3:55:17. Sanchez, who was part of the medal winning 4 x 100 freestyle team that earned a silver, said she relied on some advice from Oleksiak on how to gear her mindset to ace the critical anchor leg. If McIntosh is able to stay on the same course Swimming Canada is cruising along with her, she’ll be in a good spot going forward and emerge as a serious medal contender in multiple events for the Paris 2024 Games.
“When you look at the history of the sport, there has always some swimmers who get known at age 14, but you still have to work and continue to progress,” Atkinson said. “In Summer’s case, as she moves forward it’s up to her coaches and her parents to make sure things are done the right way. You can plan for the future but making sure it’s not too much, too soon in all that they do.
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