Summer McIntosh is the first Canadian athlete to win three gold medals in an Olympic Games. The Toronto teenager completed her hat trick in Paris on Saturday in the 200-metre individual medley in Olympic-record time.
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 MuschiSummer McIntosh is the first Canadian athlete to win three gold medals in an Olympic Games.
Having just taken Canadian sport into new territory at La Defense Arena, the 17-year-old wasn't ready to contemplate her place in it. The difference is McIntosh went four-for-four in individual events. Oleksiak accrued freestyle gold and butterfly silver and two relay bronze in Rio. "Done with the individual events, so I can kind of take a deep breath. After I touch wall for the relay tomorrow, I'll probably be able to start celebrating more," McIntosh said. "I try and stay as low-key as possible and not overthink what I've done.
She executed out of the pool as well as in it. Her ambitious swim schedule required an equally ambitious recovery plan between races, which McIntosh said featured primarily eating and sleeping a lot."I'm just so proud of myself for how I recover and manage these events because it's a lot," McIntosh admitted.
The Canadian overtook Walsh on the final strokes coming home, with the American out-touched by teammate Kate Douglass for the silver medal.
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